Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Footbridge over Afon Llifon to east of house
Llandwrog, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 8 September 1998
- Locality
- Glynllifon
- Community
- Llandwrog
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.07304, -4.30288
- Cadw reference
- 20471
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1795 "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).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated approximately 120m east of the house at the beginning of the dingle to south of the main eastern vista; links footpaths along both sides of the Afon Llifon.
History
Dated 1826 and therefore part of the 2nd Lord Newborough's many improvements to the pleasure grounds. At about this time he canalised the Afon Llifon so that it ran across the lawn in front of the house (that being the predecessor to the present house erected by the 3rd Lord Newborough).
Glynllifon was the seat of the Wynn family and Sir Thomas John Wynn became the 1st Lord Newborough in 1776. The house was rebuilt after a fire 1836-48 by Edward Haycock, architect of Shrewsbury. Influence for some of the garden features came from the family’s grand tours.
Exterior
Cast-iron footbridge spanning the river with single arched girder, the spandrels of which have circular pattern bracing. High balustrades with quatrefoil band and Gothic arches below the handrail that is rounded at the end. Iron deck. Dated to downstream side and the plate also has the name of the foundry - Cole & Co Iron Foundry Chester.
Reason for designation
Included as a dated iron bridge and a significant feature from the early C19 improvements to the fine park at Glynllifon.
Nearby in the register
- The Mill Folly Grotto including stone bridge, south of the Afon LlifonDomesticunder 1 mi
- Fountain Pool adjacent to east side of houseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Western Cavern north of the path near main east vista fountainGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Bridge over Afon Llifon to south-east of Glynllifon HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.