Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Footbridge adjacent to Road Bridge
St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Porthclais, St. David's and the Cathedral Close, Pembrokeshire, designated on 28 July 1992.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 28 July 1992
- Locality
- Porthclais
- Community
- St. David's and the Cathedral Close
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.87056, -5.28340
- Cadw reference
- 12683
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 roadbridge where River Alun discharges into Porthclais harbour.
History
Uncertain date.
Exterior
Clapper bridge of ancient type over River Alun with large slabs of stone laid over two rubble stone piers with upstream cutwaters. The centre spanned by an especially large slab of some 3m length. Iron handrail added in C20.
Nearby in the register
- One of a Pair of Limekilns on western side of slipwayIndustrialunder 1 mi
- One of a Pair of Limekilns on Western Side of SlipwayIndustrialunder 1 mi
- One of a Pair of Limelkilns on Eastern QuayIndustrialunder 1 mi
- One of a Pair of Limekilns on Eastern QuayIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.