Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
80797
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/12/2002
Date of Amendment
31/12/2002
Name of Property
Pont Llangadfan
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Powys
Community
Banwy
Town
Locality
Llangadfan
Easting
301204
Northing
310479
Street Side
Location
In the village of Llangadfan reached by a minor road about 250m south of the Cann Office Hotel.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
A County Bridge built by Thomas Penson, County Surveyor, in 1845. The Rev. G Howell, rector of Llangadfan, placed coins under the bridge abutments.
Exterior
A single-arch bridge of elliptical form, in carefully dressed regular masonry, with a span of about 15 m.
Enlarged keystone each side, hanging from a string course at the base of the parapet. The parapets are in
masonry with a furrowed finish.
Carriageway about four m wide with parapets about 900 mm high, turned out at corners.
Interior
Reason for designation
The bridge is a fine example of the work of the architect and engineer Thomas Penson (County Surveyor
of Montgomeryshire from 1820 to 1859), the detailing characteristic of his work.
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