Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont Rhydygroes
Ysbyty Ystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Pontrhydygroes, Ystrad Meurig, Ysbyty Ystwyth, Ceredigion, designated on 23 December 2004.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 23 December 2004
- Locality
- Pontrhydygroes
- Town
- Ystrad Meurig
- Community
- Ysbyty Ystwyth
- Unitary authority
- Ceredigion
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.33848, -3.84866
- Cadw reference
- 83420
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)
- 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. A. Kon: England. b. Frstenthum Wales: Shire: 37-40 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 178 Llanilar (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at N end of village, across Ystwyth.
History
Road bridge, rubble stone rebuilt by Cardiganshire County Council in 1893, to the design of R. Lloyd, surveyor, Captain J. Owen, contractor. The date plaque appears to have been broken before being set in the parapet, suggesting the bridge was repaired again after 1893. Captain Owen 1840-1907 was mine manager at Frongoch and Cwmystwyth mines.
The previous bridge was described as a 'neat stone arch' by Meyrick in 1810, and is illustrated in early views of the Hafod estate.
Exterior
Single arched stone bridge in large blocks of rock-faced squared snecked rubble stone. Broad segmental arch with rock-faced stone voussoirs. Raised string course, flat parapet of similar stone work with coping of massive roughly squared blocks. At each end are raised stone thin piers with string course broken forward and dressed capstones. Broken reset date plaque on right end of W parapet -
'Pont Rhyd-y-groes, Adeiladwyd gan Cynghor Sirol Ceredigion 1893, Surveyor R. Lloyd, Contractor, Captain J. Owen'.
Reason for designation
Included as a late C19 masonry bridge of group value with Hafod House and Ystwyth Villa.
Nearby in the register
- Ystwyth VillaDomesticunder 1 mi
- Hafod HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- Outbuilding at Ystwyth VillaAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Gatepiers and gates at Hafod Lower LodgeDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.