Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Railway Viaduct to W of Berwyn Railway Station
Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Berwyn, Llangollen, Denbighshire, designated on 22 December 1989.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 22 December 1989
- Locality
- Berwyn
- Community
- Llangollen
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.97982, -3.19563
- Cadw reference
- 1235
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
Immediately to W of Berwyn Railway Station and high above the S bank of the River Dee. The King's Bridge passes beneath at the W end. On a slight curve in the railway line.
History
The railway line was extended W from Llangollen to Corwen in 1865 and constructed by Thomas Brassey under the direction of Henry Robertson railway engineer of Pale.
Exterior
Single track; coursed rubble with flat copings and 6 segmental arches with gauged voussoirs; brick soffits. Remains of fencing to the top springing from stonecorbels. Brook running down from Vivod has its mouth with the River Dee beneath 4th arch.
Reason for designation
Group value with the King's Bridge and Berwyn Railway Station.
Nearby in the register
- Berwyn Railway StationTransportunder 1 mi
- Kings Bridge (Partly in Llantysilio Community)Transportunder 1 mi
- The King's Bridge (partly in Llangollen Community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Horseshoe Falls and canal entry pounds with sluices (partly in Llangollen Community)Transportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.