Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Waterloo Bridge
Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, designated on 18 June 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 18 June 2004
- Community
- Llandovery
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.99315, -3.79314
- Cadw reference
- 82912
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 1860 map "41. Caermathen." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1860 · 41. Caermathen. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 212 Llandovery (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 212 Llandovery (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated some 100m S of High Street, carrying lane to Myddfai over Afon Bran
History
Road bridge over river Bran said to be dated 1842 and built by Thomas Thomas of Llandovery according to inscription on now eroded coping stone. Thomas is recorded until c.1856 as a stone mason and beer retailer at the Bridge End Inn. Bridge Street was known as Mill Lane in 1830s.
Exterior
Road bridge, cut grey limestone and rubble stone, single broad shallow arch between raised abutments. The arch is of grey stone with long stone voussoirs dying into horizontal channelled rustication. Rubble stone parapets with stone slab copings.
Reason for designation
Included as a handsome single-arched bridge with notable rusticated stonework.
Nearby in the register
- Jubilee StoresCommercialunder 1 mi
- 29 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
- Royston HotelCommercialunder 1 mi
- 38 High StreetCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.