Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Sliding Bridge at N entrance to Basin
Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Barry Docks, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, designated on 13 February 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 13 February 1996
- Locality
- Barry Docks
- Community
- Barry
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.39647, -3.26282
- Cadw reference
- 16562
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)
- 1858 · 20. Bridgewater. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (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
Spans N entrance to Dock Basin.
Exterior
1889. Bridge of riveted metal plates. Bridge slides forwards on tracks operated by horizontal wheel beneath bridge powered by hydraulic winch. Base of bridge has I-beam girders; and to W, mechanism for engaging with dock wall. Sides of bridge are metal plates with girders and struts; sides curve down to W end. To E end, bridge has counterweights, and makers plates stating bridge manufactured by the Darlington Wagon and Engineering Co Ltd, 1889.
Reason for designation
Believed to be the only major example in Wales of hydraulic powered sliding bridge still in working order.
Nearby in the register
- Operator's Cabin to Sliding BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Walls of Dock Basin (Also known as No 3 Basin)Transportunder 1 mi
- Lifeboat HouseMaritimeunder 1 mi
- SlipwayMaritimeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.