Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Aberbechan Bridge
Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llanllwchaiarn, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, Powys, designated on 18 July 1949.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 18 July 1949
- Locality
- Llanllwchaiarn
- Community
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.53594, -3.27532
- Cadw reference
- 8199
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)
- 1899 · 165 Montgomery (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Spanning the Bechan Brook on the community boundary below the junction of the B4568 with the B4389.
History
Mid/late C19,
Exterior
Single carriageway stone bridge. Imposing, tall round arch; dressed stone voussoirs, keystone. Impost band. Snecked masonry facing. Curved returns with pilasters to ends. Tooled freestone parapet over a string course to carriageway.
Nearby in the register
- Aberbechan Bridge (partly in Newtown & Llanllwchaiarn community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Aberbechan AqueductWater Supply and Drainageunder 1 mi
- Aber Bechan DykeLinear Earthworkunder 1 mi
- TynybitfelDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.