Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Felin-newydd
Llansilin, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Felin-newydd, Llansilin, Powys, designated on 25 September 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 25 September 2003
- Locality
- Felin-newydd
- Community
- Llansilin
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.85603, -3.15521
- Cadw reference
- 81912
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 1637 map "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (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
Over the Afon Ogau about 2 km north-east of the village of Llansilin.
History
Possibly rebuilt in the C19, but preserving a dual stream arrangement established when the mill was set up. The parapet is of a common local type much found on County bridges.
Exterior
Pont felin-newydd has two arches for the Afon Ogau and a separate small arch for the tailrace of the Felin Newydd. The main arches are of about 3 m and 2 m span, and the arch for the tailrace about 1½ m span.
Local slatey stonework with segmental arches with a corbel course on the extrados and a cutwater. The parapet is in thin orthostat blocks, turning out at all four corners; however the upstream parapet is shorter, as it only covers the two main arches; the downstream arch is extended west to cover the tailrace of the mill emerging from a culvert.
Reason for designation
A bridge of good local late vernacular character, oddly adapted to span the tailrace of the mill as well and the river. Listed also for group value with Felin-newydd.
Nearby in the register
- Felin Newydd with Attached Former Miller's Cottage and ShedNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Felin-newydd (house)No class recordedunder 1 mi
- Felin-newydd stablesDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lofted Cartshed Range at LledrodAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.