Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
6790
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
17/01/1963
Date of Amendment
27/05/2005
Name of Property
Aberbran Bridge / Pont Aberbran
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Trallong
Town
Brecon
Locality
Aberbran
Easting
298741
Northing
229172
Street Side
Location
Situated about 250m N of Aberbran Fawr, crossing the Usk.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Road bridge over the Usk of 1791. A bridge is recorded in 1687, called ruinous in 1724. The present bridge of three arches built by James Parry of Hay, who also built the bridge at Builth Wells. Repaired in 1854.
Exterior
Road bridge, of three broad arches with cut stone voussoirs and triple keystone to centre arch. Slight cutwaters of squared tooled stone with stepped tops under raised piers, the two centre ones carried up over parapets. Raised band under parapet, of a thin stone smooth course each side of a thick tooled course, broken forward over piers. Parapets have semi-circular seat indents above cutwaters, and are splayed out at the ends. W parapet has plaque 'MDCCXCI by James Parry. J. Parry Jr Scp'.
Modern pipe attached on upstream side.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a fine late C18 masonry bridge of three arches.
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