Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Ricket
Ceiriog Ucha, Wrexham, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pont Ricket, Ceiriog Ucha, Wrexham, designated on 4 January 1966.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 4 January 1966
- Locality
- Pont Ricket
- Community
- Ceiriog Ucha
- Unitary authority
- Wrexham
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.89968, -3.20899
- Cadw reference
- 650
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 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)
- 1897 · 137 Oswestry (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
The bridge carries a narrow lane which runs S from the B4500 over the River Ceiriog. It is approx 150m from the main road.
History
Probably C18. The cutwaters, of snecked stone, may have been rebuilt or added later, perhaps in the late C19. The bridge was originally known as Pont Rhyd y Gad.
Exterior
Two-span bridge of rubble stone with asymmetrical humped deck. Segmental arches of narrow stone voussoirs with dripstones, the N arch higher and wider. Triangular cutwaters between arches of dressed snecked stone, probably later. Parapets of large blocks of pecked grey stone with string course, slightly corbelled out. Abutments run into short rubble stone walls at right angles.
Reason for designation
Listed as a fine C18 bridge retaining its character.
Nearby in the register
- HendreDomesticunder 1 mi
- Farm Building to SE of Hendre FarmhouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Small Barn at HendreAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Pontricket FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.