Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Farmer's Arms aqueduct over the Neath Canal
Resolven, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Resolven, Neath, Neath Port Talbot, designated on 28 March 1990.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Water Supply and Drainage
- Date of designation
- 28 March 1990
- Locality
- Resolven
- Town
- Neath
- Community
- Resolven
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.71385, -3.70230
- Cadw reference
- 11852
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 231 Merthyr Tydfil (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On the Neath Canal at Farmer's Arms some 200m W of the roundabout on the A465 at Resolven.
History
Cast iron aqueduct built c1835 at the Neath Abbey Ironworks to carry a stream over the Neath Canal. The aqueduct is similar to one at Glynneath dated 1835 carrying the Nant Ysgwrfa over the canal. The Neath Canal was originally planned from Pontneddfechan to Neath and was started in 1791 with Thomas Dadford Junior as General Surveyor. Thomas Sheasby replaced him in mid 1792 and the canal was completed in 1795. By 1799 it had been extended to the Giant's Grave near Briton Ferry.
Exterior
Aqueduct, cast iron, flat bottom with panelled sides. Sides have alternating faces of half-round Tuscan columns and edged panelling with curved rebates in corners, the panelling itself alternating large and small. Pennant sandstone abutments with semi-circular piers of ashlar with stepped coping to rectangular tops with slab copings. To SE are squared sandstone block steps and parapets to river.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as a cast iron aqueduct over an important C18 canal.
Nearby in the register
- Bridge over Neath Canal at Farmer's Arms LockTransportunder 1 mi
- Milestone NE of Abergarwed on B4242Transportunder 1 mi
- Clydach Brook aqueduct over former Vale of Neath RailwayTransportunder 1 mi
- Bridge over former Vale of Neath RailwayTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.