Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Court Henry
Llanegwad, Carmarthenshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 30 January 2003
- Locality
- Court Henry
- Community
- Llanegwad
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.88582, -4.09838
- Cadw reference
- 80855
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 1860 "41. Caermathen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Spanning the Afon Dulas on a minor road approximately 0.9km N of the A40 at its junction with the B4297. Partly within the Llanegwad Community.
History
Built 1835-6 by Morgan Morgan of the well-known bridge-building family of Cwmamman after money was raised in 1834 by public subscription. The bridge is shown on the 1839 Tithe map. It was built as a private initiative by GW Green and not adopted by the county till 1848. It was repaired by RK Penson in 1855 for £32-10s (£32.50) after damage in the great flood the previous year. The masonry is in similar style to Pont Cilsan, Llangathen.
Exterior
A single-span, double-carriageway bridge of coursed rubble stone. The segmental arch has freestone voussoirs, above which is a thin projecting band below the parapet. The parapet has replaced concrete copings. The slightly-stepped abutments have freestone quoins. On the S side the approach is formed by a rubble-stone causeway. The deck, laid with tarmac, is slightly ramped.
Reason for designation
Listed as a small, well-detailed C19 road bridge.
Nearby in the register
- Church of St MaryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Court HenryDomesticunder 1 mi
- Court Henry LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
- Gates and gate piers at entrance to Court HenryGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.