Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Brtihdir Lock
Berriew, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Brithdir, Berriew, Powys, designated on 21 August 1995.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 21 August 1995
- Locality
- Brithdir
- Community
- Berriew
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.61288, -3.18305
- Cadw reference
- 16353
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
Immediately NE of Bridge 125, adjacent to Brithdir Lane, and to the rear of the Horseshoes Inn.
History
The Montgomeryshire Canal was constructed as far as Garthmyl between 1794 and 1797 (John and Thomas Dadford, engineers), and the lock was engineered at that time, though extensively repaired at various times since.
Exterior
Blue brick-lined lock chamber with stone copings. Single timber gates at either end (replaced 1982). The lower entrance to the lock has curved stone flanking walls, stepped in height, and a flight of steps leading down to water level on the E side. Overflow carries water round the lock to the NW.
Reason for designation
A typical Montgomeryshire Canal lock, part of an important group of canal structures at Brithdir.
Nearby in the register
- Brithdir Lock CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Brithdir LimekilnsIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Bridge 125 over the Montgomeryshire CanalTransportunder 1 mi
- Horseshoes PHCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.