Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Footbridge over the Roath Brook near the Lake Dam
Cyncoed, Cardiff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Roath Park, Cardiff, Cyncoed, designated on 27 July 1994.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 27 July 1994
- Locality
- Roath Park
- Town
- Cardiff
- Community
- Cyncoed
- Unitary authority
- Cardiff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.50586, -3.17529
- Cadw reference
- 14765
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)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (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
Spanning the Roath Brook S of the Lake. Carries one of the transverse footpaths between Lake Road West and Lake Road East.
History
Roath Park, one of the largest Victorian parks in S Wales, was made along the valley floor of the Roath Brook on land donated by the Marquess of Bute in 1887. It was opened in 1894 and laid out by William Harpur, borough engineer, and planted by the head gardener, William Wallace Pettigrew. An elongated lake occupies a large proportion of the park. It is dammed at the S end, beyond which are an arboretum and botanic gardens including a glasshouse. To the S of Eastern Avenue (in Plasnewydd community) are pleasure gardens and a recreation ground.
This reinforced concrete footbridge is one of 3 bridges located in the botanic garden. It is late C19-early C20 and could be contemporary with the creation of the park, c1894.
Exterior
Broad reinforced concrete footbridge with almost flat deck over a single cambered arch. Moulded string course to concrete balustrades with bulbous balusters and blind panelled piers to ends and centre; lamp standards removed. The balustrading continues to either side beyond the abutments with further end piers.
Reason for designation
Listed as an early example of a reinforced concrete footbridge, which contributes to the historic character of Roath Park.
Group value with 2 further footbridges and other historic features in the park.
Nearby in the register
- Footbridge over the Roath Brook between the Lake and the ConservatoryGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Lake Dam including SpillwaysGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Scott MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Footbridge over the Roath Brook near the ConservatoryGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.