Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Clywedog Bridge
Abbey Cwmhir, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Abbey Cwmhir, Powys, designated on 3 September 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 3 September 2004
- Locality
- Abbey Cwmhir
- Community
- Abbey Cwmhir
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.32877, -3.39553
- Cadw reference
- 83089
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 1608 map "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1608 · (13) Cambriae Typus. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 179 Rhyader (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Spanning the Clywedog brook on a minor road approximately 0.5km SW of the parish church, immediately E of the former Abbey Cwmhir school.
History
A C19 bridge formerly known as School House Bridge.
Exterior
A single-span, single-carriageway bridge of rubble stone, with freestone voussoirs and keystone to the segmental arch. Below the coped parapet is a raised band. Part of the coping has been replaced on the N side.
Reason for designation
Listed for its special interest as a small C19 road bridge with definite quality and character.
Nearby in the register
- Happy Union InnNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Cross CottageNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- SW farm range at Home FarmNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- NW farm range at Home FarmNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.