Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont ar Lledr (Partly in Bro Machno Community)
Betws-y-Coed, Conwy, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 3 May 1954
- Locality
- Pont ar Lledr
- Community
- Betws-y-Coed
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.07116, -3.79757
- Cadw reference
- 3228
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesLlyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of WalesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Carrying the old road from Betws-y-Coed to Penmachno across the Afon Lledr; located at the south-eastern boundary of the community area.
History
Twin-arched road bridge, late C17 and later, though perhaps earlier in origin; Edward Lhwyd in 1699 mentions the bridge and ascribes it to Howell Saer (fl 1468).
Exterior
Rubble road bridge of two elliptical arches of roughly 11m and 4m in span, the larger arch spanning the river and the smaller being a flood arch.; dressed voussoirs recessed slightly beneath arch-rings of narrow stones. Small triangular rubble cutwaters to the upstream side, that on the SE (Bro Machno) side only surviving in fragment. The roadway and parapets rise to the centre of the larger arch; slab coping to the latter.
Reason for designation
A twin-arched vernacular bridge of much character and with early origins.
Nearby in the register
- Pont Ar Lledr (partly in Bettws-Y-Coed Community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Pont-yr-AfancTransportunder 1 mi
- Pont yr AfancTransportunder 1 mi
- Telford Milestone (46)Transportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.