Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Newydd
Nantglyn, Denbighshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pont Newydd, Denbigh, Nantglyn, Denbighshire, designated on 19 July 1966.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 19 July 1966
- Locality
- Pont Newydd
- Town
- Denbigh
- Community
- Nantglyn
- Unitary authority
- Denbighshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.14976, -3.48495
- Cadw reference
- 815
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
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Located some 200m NE of Nantglyn village spanning the Afon Ystrad and carrying the old Denbigh to Nantglyn road immediately E of its modern successor.
History
First mentioned as Pont Newydd in 1656 and rebuilt in 1726 at a cost of £20. In 1753 £50 was levied to build 'a new stone arched bridge', its predecessor having been 'swept away in the late great flood'. The work was undertaken by Thomas Williams of Llansannan, mason. Further major repairs were undertaken in 1769 at a cost of £120; yet further work was recorded in 1779.
Exterior
Single-span rubble road bridge; wide segmental arch with rough-dressed voussoirs. Plain rubble parapets follow the pronounced hump of the carriageway; limestone coping stones with metal ties. At the Nantglyn end, on the SE side, and on the Denbigh end, on the NW side, are sloping rubble buttresses; the approaches are splayed.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a fine example of an C18 regional bridge.
Group value with the former Rectory adjacent.
Nearby in the register
- The RectoryDomesticunder 1 mi
- Pont-y-LlanTransportunder 1 mi
- Parish Church of St JamesReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Telephone Call-boxCommunicationsunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.