Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The Old Tollhouse
Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 13 March 2003
- Community
- Pontardawe
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.71482, -3.85866
- Cadw reference
- 11195
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated on the NW side of Swansea Road some 750m SW of the centre of Pontardawe.
History
Earlier C19 tollhouse at the former Ynysderw tollgate on the Swansea to Brecon turnpike road. Bargeboards and overhanging gables removed since 1975 listing. A damaged milestone in wall to right has VIII presumably 8 miles to Swansea. Occupied by Charles Davies, gatekeeper, 1861 and Edward Hopgood road labourer 1871, turnpike tolls abolished 1888.
Exterior
Former tollhouse, coursed squared sandstone with tooled stone dressings and close-eaved slate gabled roof, formerly with end bargeboards and finials. Centre axial ridge chimney with 3 rendered octagonal shafts on stone plinth. Front has quoins and chamfered surrounds to openings. Square-headed 2-light timber window each side of Tudor-arched doorway with keystone. C20 ledged door, C19 windows with single slab lintels and stone sills. Centre gable formerly with bargeboard and finial, over blank roundel inscribed above and below: Western District Ynysderw Gate. Rendered windowless end walls.e of centre doorway.
Interior
Not inspected.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a well-preserved earlier C19 tollhouse.
Nearby in the register
- Upper Clydach Aqueduct and Overflow on Swansea CanalWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
- Trebannws Multi-Overflow & Outlet Sluice from the Swansea CanalTransportunder 1 mi
- The War MemorialReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Pont ar Dawe (partly in Cilybebyll community)Transportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.