Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Castle Bridge
Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Treforest, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff, designated on 26 February 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 26 February 2001
- Locality
- Treforest
- Town
- Pontypridd
- Community
- Pontypridd
- Unitary authority
- Rhondda Cynon Taff
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.59262, -3.32346
- Cadw reference
- 24869
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1906 · 249 Newport (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1913 · Sheet 102. Newport. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
A footbridge spanning the River Taff on the E side of River Street 250m S of St Dyfrig's Church.
History
Probably built in the early C19 and first shown on the 1846 Llantwit Fardre Tithe map.
Exterior
A narrow double-carriageway 3-bay bridge of rubble stone with segmental arches. On the N (upstream) side is a V-shaped cutwater with pyramidal cap to the W and a V-shaped cutwater on the E side that is corbelled out to support an added plate girder supporting the parapet. On the S (downstream) side are V-shaped cutwaters with stepped pyramidal caps. The deck is ramped from the W to the E side. The footways on each side are a late C19 addition. They project outwards and are carried on steel girders. They have latticework steel parapets that are splayed out at the ends, except the NE side where the parapet is missing.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good early C19 former road bridge.
Nearby in the register
- Crawshay Obelisk SW of Castle BridgeGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Treforest Tinplate Works Feeder Sluice and WeirIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Mr Snooker's Club (formerly Cecil Cinema)Recreationalunder 1 mi
- Church Hall at Catholic Church of St DyfrigReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.