Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
7139
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
16/12/1976
Date of Amendment
04/11/2005
Name of Property
Canal and former Hay Railway bridge to SW of Toll Gate Cottage
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Brecon
Town
Brecon
Locality
Easting
305189
Northing
228005
Street Side
S
Location
Spans canal, and track of former Hay Railway opposite Plas-y-Ffynnon.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
The canal was builkt from 1796 to 1800. The Hay Railway was constructed circa 1812 to 1818 with the purpose of carrying coal and general goods from the canal at Brecon to Talgarth, Hay and Eardisley (Herefordshire).
Exterior
Stone bridge of two arches; wide southern elliptical arch over canal with towpath underneath southern side of arch; smaller northern arch traverses the former track of the Hay Railway. Curved parapet with simple stone coping with a continuation over northern arch. Numbered 165 on E side. Inner parapet wall (W) has iron plate of Great Western Railway with weight limits addressed "To drivers and owners of locomotives or other persons in charge of the same".
Interior
Reason for designation
Unusual double-arched canal and early railway bridge. Group value with other bridges of the Abergavenny and Brecon Canal, and adjacent Toll Gate Cottage.
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