Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
21947
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
24/06/1999
Date of Amendment
24/06/1999
Name of Property
Bridge over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal SE of Pentwyn (partly in Bettws community)
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Newport
Community
Malpas
Town
Locality
Pentwyn
Easting
329615
Northing
191301
Street Side
Location
Located some 20 metres SE of Pentwyn.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Built c. 1795. The eastern branch of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal was authorised by Act of Parliament in 1792, and officially opened in 1799. It ran from Newport to Pontnewynydd, and was engineered by Thomas Dadford Jnr. The canal connected with several tramroads belonging to the same company (Monmouthshire Canal Navigation Company), carrying coal down to the wharves. The branch was 11 miles (18.6 kilometres) long and rose 447 feet (136 metres) through 42 locks. The contemporary western branch, 12 miles (20.3 kilometres) long, ran to Crumlin. In 1812, the eastern branch was connected to the Brecon and Abergavenny Canal at Pontymoile Basin, and this became the main line. In 1853-55, the Monmouthshire Railway and Canal Company built a railway down to Newport, the company amalgamating with the Great Western Railway in 1880. The canal then became increasingly disused. The Crumlin branch closed in 1949, the main line in 1962.
Exterior
Rubble-built hump-backed bridge. Semi-elliptical arch with stone voussoirs. Parapets with cement copings, splayed to square piers on W side. Towing path runs under bridge, along W side.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a significant element of the engineering works associated with the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal.
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