Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
3655
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
03/03/1966
Date of Amendment
07/03/2000
Name of Property
Bont Newydd
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Aber
Town
Locality
Bont Newydd
Easting
266291
Northing
372024
Street Side
Location
Spans the Afon Aber on sharp bend of minor no-through road from Abergwyngregyn towards Foel Dduarth.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Built in the 1820s as part of the burgeoning tourist trade in the area as a result of growing interest in the Picturesque quality of the surrounding mountain landscape and of the nearby Aber Falls in particular.
Exterior
Irregularly coursed rubblestone with stone-on-edge coping to bridge and abutments. Wide single-span segmental arch with voussoirs and arch-ring.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as a substantial early C19 bridge of a characteristic local type in especially picturesque rural location.
Scheduled Ancient Monument (61).
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