Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
New Bridge Mechain
Meifod, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Newbridge, Meifod, Powys, designated on 26 May 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 26 May 1995
- Locality
- Newbridge
- Community
- Meifod
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.69409, -3.27123
- Cadw reference
- 15986
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 at the SW end of the Community area, carrying the main road from Meifod to Llangyniew and Castle Cereinion over the River Vyrnwy.
History
Probably early C19 although £20 spent on repairs to a bridge here and New Bridge Einion recorded 1710.
Exterior
Margin dressed 'scabled' rubble stone. Two catenary arches on one water pier, and battered end abutments. Slightly inset arch of large local mixed stone voussoirs under a projecting extrados. Obtuse triangular cutwater, stepped out later to carry a late C19 widening in plated iron. Lattice iron parapet.
Reason for designation
Included as one of the C19 bridges over this stretch of the River Vyrnwy.
Nearby in the register
- Capel Newbridge and Adjacent WorkshopReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- New Bridge EinionTransportunder 1 mi
- Glascoed MillIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Pig Sties at Glascoed MillAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.