Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
New Bridge
Llantrisant Fawr, Monmouthshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 22 June 2000
- Locality
- Newbridge on Usk
- Town
- Newport
- Community
- Llantrisant Fawr
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.64873, -2.89001
- Cadw reference
- 23490
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
Situated some 2.3 km S of Llantrissent, on lane to Tredunnock.
History
Road bridge over the Usk, built in 1779, said by Coxe to have been designed by William Edwards, noted bridge-builder of Pontypridd, or by one of his sons. A bridge is recorded in 1521 as John Thomas left 3/4d towards building Tredynog Bridge, a wooden bridge which later fell. The 1779 bridge was built by Walter Bowen and Christopher Thorn, and was damaged by flood while being built.
Exterior
Road bridge, thin coursed red sandstone, with heavier stonewark to rebuilt parapets. Three elliptical arches, centre one broader, stone voussoirs and string course over. Big triangular-fronted piers carried up in 4 steps to pedestrian refuges. Parapet has been rebuilt in square rubble stone, concrete coping. Parapet continued some 28m E, curving slightly N.
Reason for designation
Included at Grade II* as an elegant Georgian triple-arched bridge of considerable scale.
Nearby in the register
- New BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Moated Site North West of Bertholey HouseMoated Siteunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding by SE corner of Whitehall FarmhouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Farm building SE of Whitehall FarmhouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.