Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Knucklas Railway Viaduct
Beguildy, Powys, Wales
A Grade II* listed building in Knucklas, Beguildy, Powys, designated on 8 November 1985.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II*
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 8 November 1985
- Locality
- Knucklas
- Community
- Beguildy
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.36111, -3.10290
- Cadw reference
- 9345
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)
- 1899 · 180 Knighton (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Spanning the valley on the W of the village.
History
On a section of the Central Wales Railway built by the LNWR 1862-4, and opened for passenger traffic from Knighton to Llandrindod Wells in 1865. The engineer was Henry Lote.
Exterior
A 13-bay viaduct of snecked, rock-faced stone. Tapering piers, the quoins of which are partly rebuilt in blue brick, carry round arches. The corbelled parapet has battlements with saddleback copings. Abutments have higher round turrets with blind arrow loops and corbelled, embattled parapets. Lower terminal square piers have similar detail.
Reason for designation
Listed grade II* as a striking railway viaduct with architectural embellishment that celebrates the heroic achievements of C19 civil engineering.
Nearby in the register
- Cnwclas CastleCastleunder 1 mi
- Barn at PentruscoNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Pentrusco Farmhouse and attached agricultural range.Agriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Lower DolwilkinNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.