Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Trevaughan Bridge.
Whitland, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Whitland, Carmarthenshire, designated on 30 November 1966.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 30 November 1966
- Locality
- Whitland
- Town
- Whitland
- Community
- Whitland
- Unitary authority
- Carmarthenshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.81511, -4.61219
- Cadw reference
- 9416
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)
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (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)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 228 Haverfordwest (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Situated at end of no-through road, immediately SW of St. Mary's Church.
History
The plaque on the bridge is said to have been dated "1767". N side widened in 1856, to plans by Joseph Jenkins. S side widened by 3 feet (0.914m) in 1878, to designs by Thomas George, and the bridge reinforced at about the same time. In recent years, the road has been diverted, with new bridge, and the embankment to the west removed to prevent flooding.
Exterior
C18 bridge of three segmental-pointed arches, separated by cutwaters on each side, in rubble stone, with cut stone voussoirs.
Arches separated by cutwaters with concrete plinths and cement capped heads, higher to N side. N side has projecting band below stone parapet, with stone plaque set into walling above. Plaque unreadable, but said to have been dated "1767", and re-set following widening in 1856. S side widened in 1878, with iron rods and ties inserted, having plain disks visible above arches to both sides. Original bridge arches with similar cut stone voussoirs, visible beneath later arches to both sides.
Reason for designation
Listed as a good substantial C18 road bridge.
Nearby in the register
- Roman Road 250m NE of Pwll-y-HwyaidRoadunder 1 mi
- Llwynybrain CottageDomesticunder 1 mi
- Remains of Whitland Abbey including garden walls to SReligious, Ritual and Funerary1 mi
- Whitland AbbeyAbbey1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.