Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Embankment Wall to Railway (including below Station)
Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llangollen, Denbighshire, designated on 22 December 1989.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 22 December 1989
- Community
- Llangollen
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.97128, -3.17076
- Cadw reference
- 1085
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 121 Wrexham (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Rising from the N bank of the River Dee close to the Llangollen Bridge; below the railway station.
History
Probably contemporary with the building of the Llangollen to Corwen railway line bringing it west from its original terminus near Dee Cottage. This occurred in 1865 when the station was built.
Exterior
High coursed revetment wall topped by cast iron railings; stone corbels below parapet. Runs from the western building on the 'down' platform along behind the overbridge and stepped down slightly beyond the platform E end.
Abutts the pier of the Llangollen Bridge beyond the northern pointed arch.
Continues a short distance eastwards with stepped parapet to the point where the railway diverges from the course of the river bank.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the Llangollen Bridge and the listed items relating to the Llangollen Railway Station.
Nearby in the register
- Signal Box at Langollen railway StationTransportunder 1 mi
- Gated Driveway Entrance to Llangollen Railway StationTransportunder 1 mi
- Pillar Box on Pavement outside No.1Communicationsunder 1 mi
- 3 Abbey RoadCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.