Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Moelfre
Llangwm, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Arddwyfaen, Llangwm, Conwy, designated on 1 April 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 1 April 1998
- Locality
- Arddwyfaen
- Community
- Llangwm
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.01358, -3.55656
- Cadw reference
- 19582
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 120 Corwen (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The bridge is located just off the A5 Holyhead Road, and carries the A4501 to Bala over the Afon Ceirw.
History
The bridge was built in 1847 to the design of Thomas Penson, County Surveyor for Denbighshire, using John Morris as contractor. The project cost £344.
Exterior
Built of local rubble stone. A single elliptical arch spanning approximately 10.8m, the soffit rising to c2.8m above water level, the arch formed by 50cm deep unshaped projecting rustic rubble voussoirs rising to a dropped keystone. The rock-faced spandrels extend up to a plat band and above, to a flush stone-coped parapet. The width of the bridge between parallel sides is 5.5m, providing a 4.6m width level carriageway between the parapets, which curve out at the ends to terminate in shallow piers on the outer face only.
Reason for designation
Inclued as a fine mid C19 road bridge designed by the well-known county surveyor, and specialist in bridge design.
Nearby in the register
- Potato Store/Root House at Hendre ArddwyfaenAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Hendre ArddwyfaenDomesticunder 1 mi
- Farm Buildings NE of Hendre ArddwyfaenAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Carthouse in farmyard NE of Hendre ArddwyfaenAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.