Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
First arch over South Wales Railway at Peniel Green
Llansamlet, Swansea, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 16 January 2004
- Locality
- Peniel Green
- Town
- Swansea
- Community
- Llansamlet
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.66135, -3.87963
- Cadw reference
- 82382
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Crossing the South Wales Railway some 350m E of Llansamlet station. This arch is the most NW of the structures as the railway curves S.
History
One of four hump-backed flying arches built over railway line and intended to stabilise the cutting banks, where slips had occured shortly after the line opened in 1850. The line was engineered by I. K. Brunel for the South Wales Railway. The arches are shown on the 1885 OS map.
Exterior
One of four broad stone arches of rubble stone with cut stone voussoirs to segmental arches. Arches are some 12m wide and approximately 20 to 25m long. Arches are weighted on top with copper slag and provided with inner retaining walls on each side holding back earth.
Reason for designation
Included for its special historic interest as one of four unusual engineering structures, probably by I. K. Brunel, the renowned Victorian engineer.
Nearby in the register
- Second arch over South Wales Railway at Peniel GreenTransportunder 1 mi
- Third arch over South Wales Railway at Peniel GreenNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Fourth arch over South Wales Railway at Peniel GreenTransportunder 1 mi
- War Memorial in Parc BrialluCommemorativeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.