Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Railway Viaduct north of Malltraeth
Bodorgan, Isle of Anglesey, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Malltraeth, Bodorgan, Isle of Anglesey, designated on 3 September 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 3 September 1998
- Locality
- Malltraeth
- Community
- Bodorgan
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.19538, -4.37524
- Cadw reference
- 20408
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 1883 map "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 105 Carnarvon (Hills) (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
Carrying the main Chester to Holyhead railway line over the Afon Cefni and flanking stretches of land across the Malltraeth Marsh; c. 750m NE of Malltraeth.
History
The Chester to Holyhead railway was proposed to improve links between London and Dublin. The bill was passed in July 1844, with Robert Stephenson as engineer and Francis Thompson of Derby as architect. The earliest work on the line took place on the stretches running through Llangaffo and Trefdraeth parishes, during the summer of 1845; the main contractor was Edward Ladd Betts who came to reside at Aber Braint while work was in progress. The line was opened on 31st March 1848 when the first train made the journey from Llanfairpwllgwyngyll to Holyhead.
Exterior
Railway viaduct of 19 low spans, each a voussoir arch. Built of rusticated limestone masonry laid to diminishing courses; plain dressed parapet over a stressed cornice. Each arch now with internal concrete structural linings.
Reason for designation
Included as an important structural component of the Chester to Holyhead railway, and a prominent landscape feature within the surrounding areas of reclaimed marshland. A bold design using masonry detailing to give the impression of solidity and permanence.
Nearby in the register
- Malltraeth Yard Standing StoneStanding Stoneunder 1 mi
- Glantraeth HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ty'n LlanDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of St. Beuno (Eglwys Beuno Sant)Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.