Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
North jetty of outer tidal basin at Briton Ferry Docks
Briton Ferry, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Maritime
- Date of designation
- 19 May 2000
- Locality
- Briton Ferry Docks
- Community
- Briton Ferry
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.62594, -3.83178
- Cadw reference
- 23311
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
On the E bank of the River Neath 350m SW of the entrance to the floating dock.
History
The Briton Ferry Dock Act was passed in 1851 and the dock was opened in 1861. Its engineer was Isambard Kingdom Brunel who died in 1859 before the project was completed. It comprised an inner floating dock and an outer tidal basin, between which was a hydraulically powered lock gate. The dock closed in 1959, subsequent to which the inner floating dock has silted up. A corresponding jetty on the S side of the outer tidal basin is now ruinous.
Exterior
The jetty is built of battered walls of coursed, rock-faced sandstone with large coping stones. The outer end terminates with a wider round bastion. Timber staging is added to the inner wall.
Reason for designation
Listed for group value with other listed items associated with Briton Ferry Docks.
Scheduled Ancient Monument Gm445 (NEP).
Nearby in the register
- Remains of Brunel Dock, Briton FerryDockyardunder 1 mi
- Briton Ferry Ironworks Engine HouseIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Hydro-accumulator tower at Briton Ferry DocksIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Dock walls and gate between inner dock and outer basin at Briton Ferry DocksMaritimeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.