Full Report for Listed Buildings
Summary Description of a Listed Buildings
Reference Number
82075
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
25/11/2003
Date of Amendment
25/11/2003
Name of Property
Stanley's Bridge
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Carmarthenshire
Community
Pembrey and Burry Port Town
Town
Locality
Pembrey
Easting
243349
Northing
200987
Street Side
Location
Part of a former tramroad embankment on the N side of Ashburnham Road, and approximately 150m NW of Ashburnham Hotel.
Description
Broad Class
Period
History
Stanley's Tramroad was built c1820 to carry coal from a pit in Pembrey to Pembrey harbour. It remained in use until c1863. It crosses the former Kidwelly & Llanelly Canal, begun in 1812, which extended from Llanelli to Kymer's Canal (1769) on the E side of Kidwelly. Later the canal was taken over by the Burry Port & Gwendraeth Valley Railway and in 1869 it built a railway mainly on the bed of the old canal. The BP&GVR was taken over by the Great Western Railway in 1922. The railway closed in 1985.
Exterior
A single-span tramway bridge over the former canal, of coursed stone with freestone copings. Abutments are slightly battered and curve outwards on each bank. A single round arch has freestone voussoirs.
Interior
Reason for designation
Listed as a rare surviving early C19 tramroad bridge.
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