Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Railway bridge over Cadoxton Road
Blaenhonddan, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath, Neath, Blaenhonddan, Neath Port Talbot, designated on 26 November 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 26 November 2003
- Locality
- Cadoxton-Juxta-Neath
- Town
- Neath
- Community
- Blaenhonddan
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.66700, -3.80949
- Cadw reference
- 82091
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 Cadoxton Road some 75m SW of its junction with Dynevor Avenue.
History
Railway bridge over old main road. Built c1850 for the South Wales Railway, probably to designs of I.K. Brunel.
Exterior
Railway bridge, coursed squared rubble stone with broad elliptical arch. Cut tooled sandstone voussoirs, raised stone string course with coved lower moulding under parapet with cut stone copings.
Reason for designation
Included as a handsome mid C19 stone bridge probably designed by Brunel, the renowned engineer.
Nearby in the register
- Bridge over Tennant Canal, including towpath retaining walls and overflow channelsTransportunder 1 mi
- Neath River Bridge (partly in Neath community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Neath River Bridge (partly in Blaenhonddan community)Transportunder 1 mi
- Neath Roman SiteFortunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.