Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Bridge over Neath Canal at Abergarwed Lock
Resolven, Neath Port Talbot, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Abergarwed, Neath, Resolven, Neath Port Talbot, designated on 15 December 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 15 December 2003
- Locality
- Abergarwed
- Town
- Neath
- Community
- Resolven
- Unitary authority
- Neath Port Talbot
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.70592, -3.71479
- Cadw reference
- 82268
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · Sheet 231 - Merthyr Tydfil - Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. One-inch to the mile… (National Library of Scotland)
Cadw's description
Location
On the Neath Canal some 150m S of Abergarwed.
History
Late C18 tail-lock bridge over the Neath Canal. The canal was originally planned from Pontneddfechan to Neath and was started in 1791 with Thomas Dadford Junior as General Surveyor. Thomas Sheasby replaced him in mid 1792 and the Neath Canal was completed in 1795. By 1799 the canal had been extended to the Giant's Grave near Briton Ferry.
Exterior
Hump-backed canal bridge, built into former canal lock to NE. Rubble stone with single segmental arch of dressed sandstone voussoirs. Parapets with cement coping splayed out to N, the S ends decayed.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special historic interest as a tail-lock bridge retaining its character on this important C18 canal.
Nearby in the register
- Bridge over Neath Canal at YnysarwedTransportunder 1 mi
- Milestone NE of Abergarwed on B4242Transportunder 1 mi
- Remains of Blast Furnace at Melin CourtBlast Furnaceunder 1 mi
- Melincwrt Independent ChapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.