Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Tal-y-bont bridge
Dyffryn Ardudwy, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Tal-y-bont, Dyffryn Ardudwy, Gwynedd, designated on 17 June 1966.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 17 June 1966
- Locality
- Tal-y-bont
- Community
- Dyffryn Ardudwy
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.77498, -4.09232
- Cadw reference
- 4725
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 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)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 135 Harlech (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located towards the southern end of the village of Tal-y-bont and spanning the Afon Ysgethin.
History
Probably C18 road bridge, strengthened and widened by the addition of a pedestrian walkway along the E side in C20.
Exterior
Narrow C18 road bridge built of rubble masonry of 2 spans; segmental arches of dressed stone voussoirs. Raking cutwaters between the spans on both sides. Low parapet walls with stone slab coping. Extended on the E side by the addition of a railed pedestrian walkway.
Reason for designation
Listed, notwithstanding later alterations, as a C18 road bridge that retains good traditional character; forms a group with the C18 milestone at its E side.
Nearby in the register
- Milestone at Tal-y-bont BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Ty-Ucha-Bach and Ty-Ucha-MawrDomesticunder 1 mi
- Mill HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Tal-y-bont MillIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.