Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Llogel
Llanfihangel, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pont-Llogel, Welshpool, Llanfihangel, Powys, designated on 25 October 2002.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 25 October 2002
- Locality
- Pont-Llogel
- Town
- Welshpool
- Community
- Llanfihangel
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.72758, -3.43484
- Cadw reference
- 27036
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 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)
- 1899 · 150 Dinas-Mawddwy (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Over the Afon Efyrnwy in the village of Pont-Llogel (on boundary with Banwy Community)
History
The original Pont Llogel was a wooden bridge carrying the Llanfyllin to Llangadfan Turnpike road. By 1817 it was in disrepair and it was replaced by a new stone bridge, the first to be built to the design of Thomas Penson, following his appointment in that year as County Surveyor. The contractor was John Vaughan of Llanfyllin and the cost was £170; the facing stone was from Fach-wen
The bridge was not at first taken over as a County Bridge under the Montgomery Bridges Act of 1820, but remained under the maintenance of the Turnpike. It collapsed partially in 1864 and was adopted as a County Bridge in 1865, then repaired by John Pickstock in 1866. The parapets are perhaps of later date.
Exterior
A single-arch bridge of high segmental form with voussoirs about 400 mm deep and a slightly enlarged keystone. The common masonry is axe-dressed and informally coursed. There is a string course with chiselled margins at the base of the parapets. The parapets are in snecked masonry and possibly later in date, and the coping stones have chiselled margins like the string courses.
The carriageway is about 5 m wide and the parapets are turned out at all four corners.
Reason for designation
A fine early C19 single-arch bridge, the first of many known to have been designed by Thomas Penson, as County Surveyor of Montgomeryshire.
Nearby in the register
- Pont Llogel (Partly in Llanfihangel community)No class recordedunder 1 mi
- Llwyn-onn (Llwydiarth Old Vicarage) with attached Stable and ByreDomesticunder 1 mi
- Fachwen-ganolDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cae'r-Mynach Round CairnRound Cairnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.