Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
80863
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
31/01/2003
Date of Amendment
31/01/2003
Name of Property
Milepost on Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Torfaen
Community
Pontnewydd
Town
Cwmbran
Locality
Five Locks
Easting
328773
Northing
197387
Street Side
Location
On the E side of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal near the N entrance to the canal tunnel approximately 500m north of Five Locks Road.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
Late C18 or early C19 cast iron milepost on the Monmouthshire Canal. Built by Thomas Dadford Junior 1792-9, the canal ran between Newport and Pontnewydd, with a branch between Crindau and Crumlin.
Exterior
Milepost, black painted cast iron, approximately 45cm high. Large circle with raised lettering in centre and above and below. Rectangle with raised lettering at ground level. Lettering and raised surrounds are white painted and read from top 'FROM POTTER STREET LOCK 7 MILES M.C.Co.'.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included for historic transport interest on a canal which was a prime factor in the industrial development of the Gwent Valleys.
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