Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Short Bridge
Llanidloes, Powys, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 10 April 1989
- Community
- Llanidloes
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.44911, -3.54245
- Cadw reference
- 8368
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 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Spanning the River Severn at W end of the town.
History
Dated 1849. Designed by Thomas Penson, County Surveyor and built by Edward Jones "formerly of Dolgellau". Replaced a former timber bridge.
Exterior
Single segmental arch twin-track bridge of heavily tooled coursed rubble. Keystone rises to band course below modern concrete parapet with metal handrail. Inset tablet to downstream side. The rubble old parapet walls retained at W end, curving outwards and on the S side continuing along Penygreen Road as far as Nos 1 to 5. At the E end the modern parapets adjoin the neighbouring buildings.
Reason for designation
Group value.
Nearby in the register
- Former Flannel MillRecreationalunder 1 mi
- 1 Highgate TerraceDomesticunder 1 mi
- Upper White HouseDomesticunder 1 mi
- BrynhafrenDomesticunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.