Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Rising Sun Bridge
Abersychan, Torfaen, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Abersychan, Pontypool, Torfaen, designated on 28 July 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 28 July 1997
- Locality
- Abersychan
- Town
- Pontypool
- Community
- Abersychan
- Unitary authority
- Torfaen
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.73181, -3.05733
- Cadw reference
- 18579
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)
- 1895 · Sheet 11. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
To the north east of Victoria Village and about 100m east of the junction with Cwmavon Road.
History
A probably early C19 bridge which has had little repair beyond re-pointing and small changes to the parapet. Recorded by the Ordnance Survey as an ancient crossing.
Exterior
A single arch bridge over the Afon Lwyd. Built of roughly coursed and squared limestone rubble with squared and dressed voussoirs, keystone, and stones set vertically and with rounded tops to the parapet. Both faces of the bridge are the same.
Reason for designation
Included as an unchanged early C19 bridge having group value with the adjacent Lasgarn Cottage.
Nearby in the register
- Lasgarn CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Abersychan RailwayRailwayunder 1 mi
- Garndiffaith Railway ViaductTransportunder 1 mi
- Waterloo CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.