Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Viaduct over Dyserth and Cwm Railway
Dyserth, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Prestatyn-Dyserth walkway, Dyserth, Denbighshire, designated on 10 December 2001.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 10 December 2001
- Locality
- Prestatyn-Dyserth walkway
- Community
- Dyserth
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.30341, -3.40907
- Cadw reference
- 25962
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesNational Library of Scotland
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1795 map "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 95 Rhyl (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1930 · OS Popular Edition 1919-1947 (National Library of Scotland)
Cadw's description
Location
Over Prestatyn-Dyserth walkway, formerly the Dyserth and Cwm branch railway, about 200 m north-west of Anglia Buildings offices
History
In 1869 a three-mile standard-gauge branch railway from the Chester and Holyhead railway near Prestatyn station, passing through Meliden to Dyserth and Cwm, was opened. It ran inland at a 1:45 gradient to serve the mineral trade, bringing out lead, haematite and limestone. The main user appears to have been the limestone business of W L Hobbs at Dyserth.
This viaduct, together with the bridge about 120 m further north-west which carries the Pandy Road over the railway, appear to be original and so must be dated c.1869.
The purpose of the viaduct is not apparent, but it may have been constructed to serve cart traffic from a pit about 150 m to its north-east. It is not now connected to the road system.
Exterior
A bridge of three arches of about 5 m span, carrying a carriageway about 4½ m in width. The masonry is in rock-faced roughly axe-dressed work, apart from the arches themselves which are formed of common brickwork in three ½-brick rings. Slight corbel formed at base of parapet in sandstone. Sandstone coping.
Reason for designation
A fine three-arch viaduct of 1869 over a small branch railway, which has remained unaltered.
Nearby in the register
- Siamber-Wen Medieval HouseHouse (domestic)under 1 mi
- Limekiln 2 off Upper Foel RoadIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Tre-castell FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Threshing Barn at Tre-castell FarmAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.