Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Allt-y-Cafan Bridge
Llangeler, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Pentre-cwrt, Carmarthen., Llangeler, Carmarthenshire, designated on 4 June 1996.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 4 June 1996
- Locality
- Pentre-cwrt
- Town
- Carmarthen.
- Community
- Llangeler
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.02773, -4.35290
- Cadw reference
- 25706
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 1830 map "V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 211 Newcastle Emlyn (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Spanning the river Teifi on the County boundary with Ceredigion on the road N of Pentrecwrt.
History
According to a stone plaque, the bridge and road were created through the efforts of John Lloyd Davies of Blaendyffryn, from 1839 to 1841. Large single arch probably intended to minimise flood damage, which swept away the first bridge foundations here in 1840, after £1100 had already been spent on the project.
Exterior
Rubble stone bridge of 1839 on single massive stone arch, across the Afon Teifi. Arch, springing from flanking squared pilasters, wider to N, has cut stone voussoirs, with arch heads flanked by spandrels with similar dressings. Above arch apex is a raised string course in cut stone. Above this, pilasters taper into coped parapet wall of rubble stone. Parapet rises to N. Bridge extended to N with smaller arch added for the Newcastle Emlyn-Llandysul railway line to pass beneath. Additional arch has grey brick arched head.
Reason for designation
Included at II* as an exceptionally fine C19 masonry bridge.
Nearby in the register
- Pont Allt-y-Cafan (Partly in Llangeler Community )Transportunder 1 mi
- Pentre-Cwrt PillboxPillboxunder 1 mi
- Henfryn MillIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Henfryn CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.