Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bridge over River Terrig near White Gates Cottage
Leeswood and Pontblyddyn, Flintshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Leeswood Hall, Leeswood and Pontblyddyn, Flintshire, designated on 5 December 1997.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 5 December 1997
- Locality
- Leeswood Hall
- Community
- Leeswood and Pontblyddyn
- Unitary authority
- Flintshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.14688, -3.12114
- Cadw reference
- 19108
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 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 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)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 108 Flint (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated off the by-road which runs S from the B5444 to Leeswood, near White Gates Cottage.
History
C18; the 'Rough Draft' Map of the Leeswood Estate, dating to the last quarter of the eighteength century shows a bridge over the River Terrig to the N of the lake.
Exterior
C18, 2 segmental arches, faced with ashlar, voussoirs to arches, cornice to low parapets with angled copings flanking driveway. Full height cutwaters to central pier. To NW gateway onto by-road with flanking stone piers and C20 iron gate.
Reason for designation
Listed as an C18 estate bridge and for group value with the other associated structures at Leeswood Hall.
Nearby in the register
- Ice House to NW of Leeswood HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- White Gates, Screens and Piers NW of Leeswood HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Leeswood HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- Walled Garden including Stone Piers, Cottage and Vine House E of Leeswood HallDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.