Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Date of Designation
17/02/1998
Date of Amendment
17/02/1998
Name of Property
Pont-yr-Alwen
Locality
Pentre-llyn-cymmer
Location
The bridge is located on a bend of the old road from Cerrigydrudion to Llyn Brenig and Denbigh, at the crossing of the Afon Brenig.
History
Built in the C18, possibly to a design by Thomas Penson the elder, and repaired under contract dated 1st May 1799.
Exterior
Built of local stone rubble. A single segmental arch with rubble voussoirs without a pronounced keystone, and a projecting regulating course, the ends sharply curving round to end piers. The parapet is undifferentiated from the spandrels, and has a C20 weathered concrete capping with painted steel railings. Six iron tie bars through the spandrels terminate in rectangular plates.
Reason for designation
Included as a fine example of a medium sized later C18 country bridge, probably replacing a ford.
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