Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Footbridge at Cogan's Station
Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan, designated on 21 January 1993.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 21 January 1993
- Town
- Penarth
- Community
- Penarth
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.44657, -3.18882
- Cadw reference
- 13349
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)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 263 Cardiff (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 110. Cardiff & Mouth of the Severn. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
At N end of station platforms, aligned roughly E-W with, to S, flight of steps to each platform.
History
Late C19 cast iron and wrought iron pedestrian bridge over railway line at Cogan station. This section of former Barry Railway began services 20 December 1888.
Exterior
Square cast-iron balusters with ball finials; foundry plates 'George Smith & Co, Glasgow'. Wrought iron lattice girder rails to stairs and bridge; cast iron handrail.
Steps have wooden treads and cast-iron risers with pierced quatrefoils. At turn of stairs half landing supported by cast-iron Italianate quattrocento style Corinthian columns on fluted plinths; pierced cast-iron angle bracing. Bridge has wooden decking; rails strengthened by five bulbous braces which pass under decking. Two modern lamps on N side of bridge.
Nearby in the register
- Barons Court PHDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ely Tidal Harbour Coal Staithe Number OneStaitheunder 1 mi
- Former National School and School-houseEducationunder 1 mi
- Pillar-Cross in Llandough ChurchyardCrossunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.