Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Ynysmeudwy Uchaf Overbridge on Swansea Canal
Pontardawe, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 26 October 1979
- Community
- Pontardawe
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.73593, -3.82517
- Cadw reference
- 11204
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 approximately 60m SE of the Cwm Du bridge carrying the A4067 over the canal.
History
Canal bridge, late C18, over the Swansea Canal. The 16-mile Swansea Canal was opened in 1798 to Hen Neuadd, Abercraf, declined after the railway opened in 1852 and closed in 1931. The ruins of the former Ynysmeudwy Pottery Brickworks and later Bryn Tinplate works lie to the south. The iron ribs on the underside were added to strengthen the bridge at the expense of the Bryn Tinplate works. The tinplate works were built in 1880 on the site of the pottery which had closed in 1877.
Exterior
Canal overbridge, rubble stone single arch bridge. Segmental arch with tooled cut stone voussoirs and soffit of 5 iron ribs bolted on each end. Parapets of large rubble stone slabs only on NW the rest presumably removed and repaired with cement. Small buttress on NE towpath side. This side also has a ramp access to towpath level.
Reason for designation
Included as an intact canal overbridge of the late C18.
Nearby in the register
- Nant Du Aqueduct on Swansea Canal (partly in Ystalyfera community)Water Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
- Nant Du Aqueduct on Swansea Canal (partly in Pontardawe community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Cwm Du Outfall and overflow sluice on Swansea CanalTransportunder 1 mi
- Waun Coed Colliery magazineIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.