Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Kings Bridge (Partly in Llantysilio Community)
Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales
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
- 52.97986, -3.19639
- Cadw reference
- 1236
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 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
Spanning the River Dee and the Llangollen Canal immediately to W of Chain Bridge Hotel and to E of Horseshoe Falls. Carries the B5103 across to join the A5 by Berwyn Railway station; passes beneath the Railway viaduct.
History
Built 1903 and dedicated to commemorate the Coronation of Edward VII.
Exterior
5 arched, rubble narrow road bridge with blue brick semicircular arches with roll moulded arch rings. Tapered rubble abutments to either end. The northern arch bridges the canal and at the southern end the road curves around under the railway viaduct. The parapets sweep around on the S side curving up towards A5, terminating just beyond the arch over the mouth of the brook running down from Vivod. At the N end parapet on the W side includes the commemorative plaque and curves around to terminate at the base of the hill and on the E side it continues some distance up the hill.
Reason for designation
Group value with the Railway Station and Viaduct.
Nearby in the register
- Railway Viaduct to W of Berwyn Railway StationTransportunder 1 mi
- The King's Bridge (partly in Llangollen Community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Berwyn Railway StationTransportunder 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.