Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
21257
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
29/01/1999
Date of Amendment
29/01/1999
Name of Property
Crumlin Old Bridge over River Ebbw
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Caerphilly
Community
Crumlin
Town
Locality
Crumlin
Easting
321333
Northing
198443
Street Side
Location
Just S of and joined to the now pedestrianised former main road bridge over the river.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Probably C18 and probably as shown on Tithe Map 1846. The later road bridge over the Ebbw to which it is attached continues over the adjacent railway line, the Western Valley Line constructed c 1850. Stone inscribed 'Mynyddislwyn Highway District MR 188?' is a later insertion; such stones are found elsewhere in the area.
Exterior
A single span humpbacked bridge of stone rubble with splayed approaches. Formerly with flat stone copings only two of which remain, the rest repaired in brick and concrete. Parapet substantially rebuilt in places, using rockfaced stone in place of the original narrower courses of rubble. Deep uneven narrow stone voussoirs. Parapet is very low and the river arch quite wide, thus viewed from the side the structure appears light and graceful.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a rare survival in this area of a river bridge pre-dating the main industrial development.
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