Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Deep Cutting Bridge
Guilsfield, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Burgedin, Guilsfield, Powys, designated on 22 February 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 22 February 1995
- Locality
- Burgedin
- Community
- Guilsfield
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.71863, -3.11902
- Cadw reference
- 15796
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 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 151 Welshpool (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1916 · Sheet 60. Shrewsbury. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located adjacent to the B.4392 on the road to Red House farm, providing access to Burgedin township.
History
Canal Bridge No. 2 on the Guilsfield Branch of the Montgomeryshire Canal. 1794-7.
Exterior
Walls curved on plan and ending in 18-in piers. Abutment walls have heavy flush stone copings, flat topped, but sloping down to the road. Segmental brick arch of 13-in brickwork over canal. Iron number plate.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special historic interest as one of a number of bridges erected by the Montgomeryshire Canal Company over this short length of canal.
Nearby in the register
- Hen BlasDomesticunder 1 mi
- Milestone SW of Varchoel BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Red Bridge, Wern MillTransportunder 1 mi
- Wern Outfall Weir, Wern MillTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.