Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont-y-Capel
Capel Curig, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Capel Curig, Conwy, designated on 27 November 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 27 November 1996
- Locality
- Capel Curig
- Community
- Capel Curig
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.10401, -3.91591
- Cadw reference
- 17825
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)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Spanning the Afon Llugwy immediately N of Capel Curig church and carrying the A 4086.
Exterior
Late C18 or early C19 road bridge linking Capel Curig to Plas-y-Brenin, the former Royal Hotel, with which it is possibly contemporary. Single-span bridge of rubble with tapering buttresses flanking a wide segmental arch; roughly-dressed voussoirs set below a dressed arch-ring and with projecting keystone. Plain string course and dressed slatestone capping to flat rubble parapet.
Reason for designation
Listed as an elegant late C18 or early C19 road bridge and for group value with Royal Farm and Church of St. Curig.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St CurigReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Agricultural Building at Royal FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Plas-y-Brenin, National Recreation Centre (formerly the Royal Hotel).Recreationalunder 1 mi
- Hen BontTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.