Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Glasinfryn Viaduct (partly in Llandygai community)
Pentir, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Glasinfryn, Bangor, Pentir, Gwynedd, designated on 22 September 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 22 September 1997
- Locality
- Glasinfryn
- Town
- Bangor
- Community
- Pentir
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.20005, -4.11663
- Cadw reference
- 18915
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 1896 map "Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 106 Bangor (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1919 · Sheet 41. Anglesey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The viaduct lies approximately 100m E of the N end of the village of Glasinfryn.
History
Built c1880 to carry the former Bangor to Bethesda Branch of the London and North-Western Railway across the deep valley of the Afon Cegin. It is now a footpath.
Exterior
The viaduct is of rock-faced coursed stone, and is laid out on a very distinct curve extending for some 120m. It consists of eight arches with a broad central semi-eliptical skewed arch having 5-ring dry-toothed blue brick voussoirs. The central arch is flanked by narrower semi-circular straight arches, four on one side and three on the other. A margin-dressed rock faced string course forms the base of a similar parapet of 5 courses, coped with hog-backed stone.
Reason for designation
Included as a fine example of railway engineering, of special interest as laid out on a curve.
Nearby in the register
- The 'Stepped' Bridge to Britannia Park.Transportunder 1 mi
- Glasinfryn Viaduct (partly in Pentir community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Bryn-y-meddygDomesticunder 1 mi
- 6 Howe StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.