Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Llanfechain Bridge
Llanfechain, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 28 January 2004
- Locality
- Llanfechain village
- Community
- Llanfechain
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.77661, -3.20545
- Cadw reference
- 82423
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 1795 "To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most humbly inscribed by his obedient humble servant" (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales).
Cadw's description
Location
Over the River Cain at the north side of the village of Llanfechain.
History
A County Bridge, built before 1839 (shown on Tithe Map). It was originally a single arch bridge, but was rebuilt with a smaller secondary arch to the north of the original one, a cutwater, and a new parapet of the common form found on local County bridges, following severe damage in 1848.
Exterior
A two arch bridge, the main span of about 10 m arched in stone, the smaller span of about 4 m to the north arched in red brick. Uncoursed local shaley masonry. Orthostat parapet standing on a string course, strongly turned out at all four corners. Carriageway about 6 m wide.
Reason for designation
A fine vernacular bridge, adopted in the early C19 as a County Bridge and sympathetically enlarged; listed also for group value with Plas Cain and the Old Talbot Inn.
Nearby in the register
- Old Talbot InnCommercialunder 1 mi
- Plas CainDomesticunder 1 mi
- Cain VillaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Church of St. GarmonReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.