Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
One-Arch Bridge
Stackpole and Castlemartin, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 8 February 1996
- Locality
- Stackpole Court
- Community
- Stackpole and Castlemartin
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.62943, -4.92640
- Cadw reference
- 17999
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
S of the lane linking Sampson Cross to Stackpole village.
History
Bridge across a deep valley carrying the main approach road to Stackpole Court from the direction of Pembroke. Limestone masonry. Probably dates from c.l735, but may be on the site of, or even incorporate parts of, an earlier bridge.
With the formation of the ponds a weir was built beneath the central arch. Another wier was built downstream to improve the lake vista from the bridge.
Exterior
In elevation, the bridge consists of five units separated by roughly-formed stepped pilasters. The outer units are built off land-arches, but the second and fourth units are apparently solid from foundation up. The central unit is the stream arch: a single limestone arch of approx. 12.5 m span and of deep segmental form. The parapets have been rebuilt.
In plan, the central unit has parallel parapets about 6 m apart, the other units carry the parapets out as widely splayed wings.
Reason for designation
Listed as an C18 bridge and for its landscape value. Listed also for group value with the other survivals of the Stackpole Court buildings.
Nearby in the register
- SummerhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gateway to Brewery YardIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Courtyard FlatsDomesticunder 1 mi
- BreweryIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.