Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
80762
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
12/12/2002
Date of Amendment
12/12/2002
Name of Property
Road bridge over Nant Clydach
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Community
Abercynon
Town
Locality
Glyncoch
Easting
308051
Northing
192861
Street Side
Location
At the S community boundary, on the main road along W bank of River Taff, between Cwm Farm and Mill Farm.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
Plaque reads'''''''''''''''' This bridge was erected by surveyors W Morgan for Glyncynno T Thomas for Hafod-ddrynog AD 1849 W Morgan Contractor''''''''''''''''. The 1842 Tithe Map appears to show a bridge here which would have been replaced after the nearby railway bridge was built in 1841 and doubled in 1847.
Exterior
Road bridge. Built of coursed roughly dressed rubble incorporating some large stones, originally with flat coping of tooled stone, part replaced with concrete. Inscription stone on inner E face. Two segmental arches with tooled voussoirs to river level; projecting keystone. Downstream N side has curved rubble abutment. Later pipes attached at each side.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a mid C19 bridge retaining most of its historic fabric. Group value with the nearby Taff Railway Bridge.
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