Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
26662
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
24/05/2002
Date of Amendment
24/05/2002
Name of Property
Bridge over Roath brook in Roath Park Recreation Ground
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Cardiff
Community
Plasnewydd
Town
Cardiff
Locality
Roath Park
Easting
318905
Northing
178542
Street Side
Location
To the E of Alder Road and on the W side of the Recreation Ground.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
Roath Park was the first publicly owned park in Cardiff and was designed to provide a wide range of recreational facilities for the inhabitants of east Cardiff. The land was donated by the 3rd Marquess of Bute, Lord Tredegar and other land owners. The park was laid out by William Harpur, the borough engineer, between 1887 and 1894. The S end of the park, between Ninian Road and Ty Draw Road, was conceived as Pleasure Gardens and recreation ground further E. The footbridge over Roath brook was built in 1894.
Exterior
A single-span bridge with brick abutments and flat concrete deck supported by concrete spine and cross beams. The parapet is a cast iron balustrade with intermediate fluted posts and nailhead ornamentation to the caps. The parapets terminate in concrete piers with pyramidal caps, attached to which the bridge approaches have simple iron railings. The deck is laid with tarmac.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a late C19 bridge of distinctive character, and for group value with other contemporary Roath Park bridges in Plasnewydd and Cyncoed communities.
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