Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
80945
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
10/03/2003
Date of Amendment
10/03/2003
Name of Property
Bridge at Derry Ormond
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Ceredigion
Community
Llangybi
Town
Locality
Betws Bledrws
Easting
259265
Northing
252071
Street Side
Location
Within the park of the former Derry Ormond mansion, about 200m W of Betws Bledrws.
Description
Broad Class
Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
Period
History
The house at Derry Ormond, described in 1833 as an "elegant modern mansion" was designed by the distinguished architect C R Cockerell in the 1820s, but demolished in 1953. The bridge, also by Cockerell, is associated with the landscape park of the house. When the lake above was in water, the circular overflow holes flanking the main arch appeared as arches.
The park is entered in the Cadw/Icomos Register of Landscapes, Parks and gardens of special interest in Wales Ref No PGW (Dy) 48 (Cer).
Exterior
Stone bridge with large central arch flanked by large circular overflow holes, in turn flanked by smaller semi-circular holes at ends of bridge. Parapets of bridge partly ruinous, but have quartz lumps set into tops where they survive to full height. Pair of iron gates between slender iron posts at N end of bridge.
Interior
Reason for designation
Fine garden bridge by this important architect, a significant part of the early C19 landscaped park.
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