Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Aber Bridge
Talybont-on-Usk, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Aberclydach, Talybont-on-Usk, Powys, designated on 17 December 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 17 December 1998
- Locality
- Aberclydach
- Community
- Talybont-on-Usk
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.88430, -3.30182
- Cadw reference
- 21154
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1896 · 214 Talgarth (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
In the centre of Aberclydach hamlet, over the river Clydach.
History
Datestone 1817. Probably built as part of road improvements on the mountain road S of Talybont associated with Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal which opened c 1800; other bridges of this nature occur along this route linking the canal and industrial valleys to S. Parapet part rebuilt.
Exterior
A single span segmental arched river bridge. The voussoirs are of dressed stone, the keystone tooled and dated, the adjacent masonry of coursed rubble; Below the string course the masonry surrounding the arch is slightly recessed above the string course the parapet is of uncoursed rubble with saddleback coping stones closely set crosswise.
Reason for designation
Listed as a dated example of an early C19 bridge, one of a group of similar road bridges along this route.
Nearby in the register
- Group of 7 chest tombs in Aberclydach chapel cemeteryCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Chapel at Aberclydach and surrounding cemetery wallReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Quarryworkers Cottages at AberclydachDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tyle ClydachDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.