Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
The 'Stepped' Bridge to Britannia Park.
Pentir, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Treborth, 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
- Treborth
- Town
- Bangor
- Community
- Pentir
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.19967, -4.11611
- Cadw reference
- 18916
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 bridge carries the driveway between Britannia Park and Treborth Hall over the Chester to Holyhead Railway.
History
The bridge was constructed at the instigation of Richard Davies, MP, shortly after the opening of the Chester to Holyhead Railway in 1850, to link his residence, Treborth Hall, with Britannia Park and the Suspension Bridge. The design suggests that Davies engaged the services of a railwayman, perhaps their architect, Francis Thompson.
Exterior
Built of rock-faced coursed stone, with freestone dressings. The bridge carries a driveway across the railway cutting, where the 2 sides are of very different height, necessitating a stepping down to the N of 5 segmental arches set on battered piers. The freestone voussoirs are chamfered, and the ashlar parapet is arcaded between terminal piers which are carried down as pilasters. The arcade, mounted on a moulded string, has rectangular openings and the coping is moulded and chamfered. The parapet is splayed on to abutments at each end.
Reason for designation
Included as an impressive and unusual design on a large scale for a railway bridge reflecting the special circumstances of its siting.
Nearby in the register
- Glasinfryn Viaduct (partly in Llandygai community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Glasinfryn Viaduct (partly in Pentir community)Transportunder 1 mi
- 6 Howe StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 5 Howe StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.