Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Parry
Llanfechain, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 28 January 2004
- Locality
- Ty-issa
- Community
- Llanfechain
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.77694, -3.18497
- Cadw reference
- 82432
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
Carrying the B4383 over the River Brogan.
History
Pont Parry is marked on the 1839 Tithe map. On the 1st edition OS map of 1884 it is named Pont Harry. If correctly identified, Anthony notes it as a bridge built in 1842/3.
Exterior
A plain bridge on a skew plan, in local grey/brown masonry, informally coursed. Arch of about 4 m of segmental form, in voussoirs about 300 mm deep without any distinction of keystone. Projecting course at base of parapets. The carriageway is about 8 m wide between orthostat parapets which turn out at all four ends.
Reason for designation
An example of the good unpretentious vernacular style adopted for the early C19 County bridges by Thomas Penson, applied in this case to a bridge of modest span.
Nearby in the register
- Pont y ForwynTransportunder 1 mi
- Ffinnant FarmhouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Barn at FfinnantAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Ty BainDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.