Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bridge on drive at Llantarnam Abbey
Llantarnam, Torfaen, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 30 September 2003
- Locality
- Llantarnam Abbey
- Town
- Cwmbran
- Community
- Llantarnam
- Unitary authority
- Torfaen
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.62992, -2.99908
- Cadw reference
- 81860
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 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated approximately 200m SW of the house at Llantarnam Abbey crossing the Dowlais Brook.
History
Bridge of the earlier C19, over Dowlais brook, probably contemporary with the remodelling of the house in 1834-6 by T.H. Wyatt for R.J. Blewitt.
Exterior
Road bridge over stream, tooled sandstone. Each side has single arch with panelled cusped ashlar spandrels and grotesque mask keystone to segmental arch. Moulded string course broken forward over keystone, high parapet and roll-moulded coping. Parapet ends are turned out to octagonal end piers with parapet roll-moulding scrolled out on caps.
Reason for designation
Included as an attractive estate bridge of the earlier C19.
Nearby in the register
- Two statues in garden to E of Llantarnam AbbeyNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Garden walls and gates at Llantarnam AbbeyNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Forecourt walls and gates at Llantarnam AbbeyNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Llantarnam AbbeyNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.