Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Morfa Bridge
Landore, Swansea, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Landore, Swansea, designated on 3 January 1980.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 3 January 1980
- Community
- Landore
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.64164, -3.93223
- Cadw reference
- 11699
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 247 Swansea (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Across the Ricer Tawe, beside the entrance to Swansea Athletic Stadium. E part in Bonymaen Community Council area.
Exterior
Erected 1909. Iron and timber bascule bridge with stone abutments, built to provide a rail link between the Morfa and Upper Bank Works across the Tawe. Coursed rubble abutments with raked revetment walls, raised twin piers with pyramidal cappings. Timber deck with modern handrails supported by braced timber piers with raked supports. Wider centre bay with square timber pier on W bank supports ironwork girder frame to counterpoised lifting deck (formerly with hydraulic power but now fixed).
Scheduled Ancient Monument.
Nearby in the register
- Morfa Bridge and QuaysBridgeunder 1 mi
- Morfa BridgeNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Morfa QuayMaritimeunder 1 mi
- Quay walls at former Upper Bank WorksNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.