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Pont Blaen (partly in Ysbyty Ystwyth community)

A Grade II Listed Building in Pontarfynach, Ceredigion

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.3645 / 52°21'52"N

Longitude: -3.7245 / 3°43'28"W

OS Eastings: 282673

OS Northings: 275451

OS Grid: SN826754

Mapcode National: GBR 97.S3NL

Mapcode Global: VH5C6.DTCQ

Plus Code: 9C4R977G+R5

Entry Name: Pont Blaen (partly in Ysbyty Ystwyth community)

Listing Date: 16 March 2005

Last Amended: 16 March 2005

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 84263

Building Class: Transport

Also known as: Pont Blaen (partly in the Pontarfynach community)

ID on this website: 300084263

Location: Carrying the B4574 across the Afon Ystwyth In a remote location some 4.1km NE of Cwmystwyth village.

County: Ceredigion

Town: Aberystwyth

Community: Pontarfynach

Community: Pontarfynach

Locality: Cwmystwyth

Traditional County: Cardiganshire

Tagged with: Bridge Road bridge

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History

Road bridge over the Ystwyth built for Thomas Johnes of Hafod in 1783 to designs of Thomas Baldwin of Bath. It may have been reconstructed since, retaining the C18 carved arms of Thomas Johnes, as the stonework looks C19. Illustrated by Joseph Singer as Pont Blean, also known as Pont Blaenycwm. It was described by Malkin in 1804: 'The stone bridge over the Istwid, which must strike the most unobservant passenger, from the contrast of its elegant proportions with the shapelessness of every surrounding object, was built by Mr Johnes for the accommodation of the public'.
The road through Cwmystwyth was the main road from Aberystwyth to London before the construction of the present A44 in the early C19.

Exterior

Road bridge, squared rubble stone, with flush cut-stone voussoirs to single shallow arch. Rubble parapets each with flat coping each side of raised centre block with string course under ashlar top coping. Outer faces of raised sections are Bath stone ashlar coat of arms of Thomas Johnes, chevron and three birds, with festoons each side.

Reasons for Listing

Included as a small road bridge with finely carved armorial plaques and for association with Thomas Johnes of Hafod.

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