Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont-y-pentre
Llansantffraid, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain village, Llansantffraid, Powys, designated on 2 March 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 2 March 2004
- Locality
- Llansantffraid-ym-Mechain village
- Community
- Llansantffraid
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.77109, -3.16227
- Cadw reference
- 82583
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 1795 map "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).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 137 Oswestry (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1916 · Sheet 60. Shrewsbury. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Carrying the A495 across the Afon Cain, ½ km south-west of Llansantffraid.
History
A County bridge to the design of Thomas Penson, County Surveyor, as rebuilt before 1847.
Exterior
A single span bridge in local shaley stone with an elliptical arch of about 10 m; rusticated voussoirs and triple keystone to both faces. String course at base of parapets.
The carriageway is about 4 m wide with orthostat sandstone parapets about 0.8 m high slightly turned out at each of the four corners to piers.
Reason for designation
An important bridge by Thomas Penson, County Surveyor, in the early C19.
Nearby in the register
- Lychgate to Llansantffraid CemeteryReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Cleveland HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lion HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- Former coachhouse and stable of the Lion HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.