Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Footbridge by Pen-y-Ffos
St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, designated on 26 August 1981.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 26 August 1981
- Community
- St. David's and the Cathedral Close
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.88226, -5.26893
- Cadw reference
- 12550
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 209 St David's (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated immediately N of W end of the cathedral, linking Saint David's Cathedral and Cathedral hall with Bishop's Palace and houses of The Close.
History
Uncertain date, possibly C18.
Exterior
Footbridge over River Alun. Single arch of rubble stone with cut stone voussoirs and flat parapet, ramped steeply down on N side which has flight of six slate steps up. S end terminates at rubble stone high piers with pyramidal caps. Cobbled surface to footway.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Retaining Wall on SE.Side of River Alun, from Ford to Bridge by Cloister HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pen-y-FfosDomesticunder 1 mi
- St David's Cathedral Hall (formerly Chapel of St Mary's College) & attached Cloister RuinsReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Retaining Wall on NE.Side of River Alun between Bridge by Pen-y-Ffos and Bridge behind Cloister HallDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.