Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bridge 143 over the Montgomeryshire Canal
Llandyssil, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Glanhafren, Llandyssil, Powys, designated on 14 July 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 14 July 1997
- Locality
- Glanhafren
- Community
- Llandyssil
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.56042, -3.22890
- Cadw reference
- 18528
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 1637 map "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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 · 165 Montgomery (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The bridge forms the approach to Glanhafren House, and is located immediately E of the A483 Welshpool to Newtown road.
History
This section of the Montgomeryshire canal (the western branch) was constructed between 1815 and 1821 under the direction of the engineer, Josias Jessop. The bridge was built to carry a driveway to Glanhafren House and the iron beams of the bridge were cast in 1889. As the house is early C19, there may have been an earlier bridge on the site.
Exterior
The bridge is carried on flat iron beams. The following inscription is cast into their exterior faces: Glanhafren Bridge 143 1889. The parapets are of blue brick with recessed panels and chamfered stone copings. There is a pier at each end and in the centre, all with saddleback copings. Between the piers are iron railings with ball finials. They form open square panels containing circles. To the W (road side) the parapet walls splay outwards and continue for a further 2 bays. The flat iron beams are supported on splayed brick abutments with stone copings which could be earlier features.
Reason for designation
Listed as a decorative element of the later works associated with the Montgomeryshire Canal which carried the driveway to a house of some architectural pretensions. It is the only bridge of its kind over the canal.
Nearby in the register
- GlanhafrenDomesticunder 1 mi
- PennantDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding at PennantAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Flanking Stable at PennantDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.