Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Forge tramroad bridge at Neath Abbey Ironworks
Dyffryn Clydach, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Neath Abbey, Neath, Dyffryn Clydach, Neath Port Talbot, designated on 26 November 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 26 November 2003
- Welsh name
- Pont Dramffordd yr Efail yng Ngwaith Haearn Abaty Nedd
- Locality
- Neath Abbey
- Town
- Neath
- Community
- Dyffryn Clydach
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.66617, -3.82609
- Cadw reference
- 82077
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 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 247 Swansea (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Crossing the River Clydach some 125m N of the Neath Abbey railway viaduct.
History
Former tramroad bridge over weir in River Clydach, probably earlier C19. Part of the Neath Abbey Ironworks and associated with the former forge and rolling mill just to the N. The Neath Abbey Ironworks were developed by two Quaker families, the Foxes of Falmouth from 1792 and Joseph Tregelles Price from 1817. Under Price the works became famous for high-quality engineering products including locomotives, stationary engines and steamships. The works closed in 1886.
Exterior
Bridge over weir, rubble stone with broad segmental arch to E, single narrow segmental arch to W. On downstream side the arches have tooled stone voussoirs and are separated by low pier of tooled squared stone. No parapet. Upstream side has altered parapet part with surviving copings of ogee-curved cast metal slag. Under arches is stone-cobbled slope. Splayed abutment to broader arch.
Reason for designation
Included as a well-built stone river bridge and weir of the earlier C19 and of special historical interest as part of the former Neath Abbey Ironworks.
Nearby in the register
- Former forge and rolling mill at Neath Abbey IronworksIndustrialunder 1 mi
- Neath Abbey Railway ViaductTransportunder 1 mi
- No. 1 Blast Furnace at former Neath Abbey IronworksIndustrialunder 1 mi
- No. 2 Blast Furnace at former Neath Abbey IronworksIndustrialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.