Full Report for Listed Buildings


Summary Description of a Listed Buildings


Reference Number
21856
Building Number
 
Grade
II  
Status
Designated  
Date of Designation
28/05/1999  
Date of Amendment
28/05/1999  
Name of Property
Pont Penllyn (partly in Llanddeiniolen community)  
Address
 

Location


Unitary Authority
Gwynedd  
Community
Llanberis  
Town
 
Locality
Pen-y-llyn  
Easting
255943  
Northing
362334  
Street Side
 
Location
Located at the north-western end of Llyn Padarn at the point where it is fed by the Afon Rythallt; the lake and river form the community boundary between Llanberis and Llanddeiniolen.  

Description


Broad Class
Transport  
Period
 

History
Shown on the 1838 Tithe Map, the bridge appears to have been built in the early C19 as part of the general road and transport improvements carried out in the Llanberis area during this period.  

Exterior
Bridge. Irregularly coursed and dressed rubblestone with simple coping, slate-slab string course, arch-rings and voussoirs to 4 segmental arches; cutwaters on east side and tapering circular piers to corners.  

Interior
 

Reason for designation
Included as a substantial and largely unaltered early C19 bridge of strong vernacular character.  

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