Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
St. Asaph
St. Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in St. Asaph, Denbighshire, designated on 16 November 1962.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 16 November 1962
- Community
- St. Asaph
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.25639, -3.44745
- Cadw reference
- 1445
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)
- 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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Spanning the River Elwy.
History
Built 1770 by Joseph Turner of Chester;
Exterior
Modern footbridge added to S (up stream) side. 5-arches of unequal widths, gently ramped coursed rubble bridge with golden sandstone dressings including stringcourses and arch- rings with hoodmoulds; parapet with stone coping. Plain pilasters; low pointed cutwaters to upstream side; decorative iron brace plates to central arch and that to the W of it.
Low rubble wall with coping on downstream side continues from the parapet at E end up to the War Memorial and at W end curves around corner and borders the end of The Roe up to the entry to the Penybont Clinic.
Scheduled Ancient Monument: FL026
Nearby in the register
- St Asaph BridgeBridgeunder 1 mi
- Railings & Boundary Walls to St. Kentigern & St. Asaph Parish ChurchReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Mary Short Memorial Drinking FountainCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Gatepiers & Gate at the Old DeaneryDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.