Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Cefn Brynich Canal Bridge Aqueduct
Llanfrynach, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 17 January 1963
- Locality
- Cefn Brynich
- Town
- Brecon
- Community
- Llanfrynach
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.93653, -3.34089
- Cadw reference
- 6763
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated crossing the Usk some 180m downstream of the Lock Bridge on the road to Llanfrynach.
History
Aqueduct carrying the Brecon & Abergavenny Canal over the Usk. the canal was empowered by an act of 1793, work began 1797, the last ten miles to Brecon completed 1800. The original surveyor for the canal was Thomas Dadford Sr, engineer to the Monmouthshire Canal and his sons John and Thomas Jr supervised the work. Thomas Dadford Jr probably designed this aqueduct. Renovated 1996-7.
Exterior
Canal aqueduct, rubble stone, four broad elliptical arches with stone voussoirs, some arches lined in black brick (late C19 or early C20). Low piers of squared stone with cutwaters, raised band at level of arch springing, then cutwaters continue up and are then chamfered off at height of arch crowns. Above are flat piers reaching up to just below level of base of parapet. Raised piers each side of outer arches and ends curve outward. Parapet is on the W side only.
Reason for designation
Graded II* as one of the major engineering achievements of the South Wales canals.
Nearby in the register
- Brynich Aqueduct (Brecknock & Abergavenny Canal)Aqueductunder 1 mi
- Canal Bridge No 162 Brecon & Abergavenny CanalTransportunder 1 mi
- Lock Road BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Canal Bridge No 163 and Cefn Brynich Lock ChamberTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.