Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Railway Bridge to W of Tan-y-bwlch Station
Maentwrog, Gwynedd, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Tan-y-bwlch, Maentwrog, Gwynedd, designated on 25 February 2005.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 25 February 2005
- Locality
- Tan-y-bwlch
- Community
- Maentwrog
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.95388, -4.01453
- Cadw reference
- 84016
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)
- 1896 · Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1899 · 119 Snowdon (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Railway bridge carrying the Ffestiniog railway over the B4410 on the northern approach to the small hamlet of Tan-y-bwlch; to E of Tan-y-bwlch station.
History
Mid C19 railway bridge, dated 1854, and erected to carry the Ffestiniog railway between Porthmadog and Ffestiniog. Reinforced with concrete beams during the restoration of the line in 1985.
Exterior
Mid C19 railway bridge comprising a single shallow segmental arch of cast iron construction, with recessed panels and bearing the name and date: BOSTON LODGE FOUNDRY 1854. The parapets are formed of an open arcade of pointed arches under a plain rail and with square newels to either end with recessed panels bearing quatrefoil motifs. The bridge is supported on mortared masonry piers with advanced shaped stone copings at the springing point.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good mid C19 railway bridge which is an exceptional example of cast-ironwork from a local foundry.
Nearby in the register
- Station House at Tan-y-bwlch StationNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Tafarn TripDomesticunder 1 mi
- Lodge to E of Plas Tan y BwlchDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former servant's quarters to rear of Plas Tan-y-bwlchNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.