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The bridge carries the B4601 across the River Usk. A plaque on a house wall adjacent to the eastern end of the bridge records that the present bridge was built in 1563 to replace a medieval bridge destroyed by floods in 1535. It was repaired in 1772 and widened in 1794 by Thomas Edwards, the son of William Edwards of Eglwysilan. It had stone ...
The river was fordable at Brecon and the date of construction of the original bridge here is uncertain. The existing stone bridge was built in 1563 [2] and replaced an earlier bridge that was washed away in the floods of 1535. [3] It was widened in 1794 by bridge builder Thomas Edwards, at a cost of £1,000 [2] (equivalent to £150,000 in 2023) [4]
Abercamlais is a country house at Trallong in the Usk valley between Brecon and Sennybridge in Powys, Wales. Possibly dating back to the Middle Ages, it underwent various alterations and additions during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries accounting for all or most of what may be seen today. It is a Grade I listed building.
Gilwern is a village within the Brecon Beacons National Park in Monmouthshire, Wales. Historically in Brecknockshire, it extends to either side of the River Clydach on the south side of the Usk valley. Its position beside the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal led to it being an important industrial centre at one time.
Usk Bridge may be used as the name for any bridge crossing the River Usk in Wales, UK. Specific notable examples include: Usk Bridge (Brecon), the main bridge in Brecon, Powys; Usk Bridge (Usk), the main road bridge in Usk, Monmouthshire; Great Western Railway Usk bridge, the main railway bridge in Newport city centre
Bridge A single high-arch bridge over the River Taff similar in design to the nearby Greenfield bridge. Built in 1815 to replace a wooden bridge of 1800–02 it was originally as part of the Merthyr Tramway but is now a footbridge. It is part of the Merthyr Tramroad scheduled monument. [15] [45] [47] [48] [49] 80910: Upload Photo: Pontsarn ...
Notable features in Crickhowell include the seventeenth-century stone bridge over the River Usk with its odd arches (twelve on one side, thirteen on the other) and its seat built into the walls, the 14th-century parish church of St Edmund, and the ruins of Crickhowell Castle on the green "tump" set back from the A40 Brecon to Abergavenny road. [18]
Junction Cottage is the old toll house, built in 1810–1812 [1] and is Grade II listed. [2] The basin itself is a large expanse of water adjacent to the canal. It is used for turning narrowboats and filling up with water. Pontymoile Basin was the site of the junction with the three-mile Monmouthshire Canal to Pontnewynydd, containing 11 locks.