Railway Bridge at Former Llechwedd Sidings is a Grade II listed building in the Snowdonia National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 1 February 1996. School.
Railway Bridge at Former Llechwedd Sidings
- WRENN ID
- other-glass-hyssop
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Snowdonia National Park
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 1 February 1996
- Type
- School
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
Two Railway Bridges at Former Llechwedd Sidings
Description: Pair of cast-iron railway beam bridges, constructed 1879 when the Llechwedd slate mine established railway sidings to the E of the main railway track.. From here the slates were transported by rail to transhipment wharves at Deganwy. The bridges are heavily-rivetted and consist of 2 panels; the larger of the two spans the Afon Barlwydd at an angle and is approximately 6m long; that with the shallower beam spans a former tramway leading to a now disused incline. Originally carrying single tracks from the sidings to the main line, the rails have now been removed.
Listed as scarce examples of later C19 cast-iron beam bridges, and for group value with other listed items at the former Llechwedd sidings.
References: I. W. Jones, Llechwedd Slate Caverns, 1986, passim. J.G. Isherwood, Slate From Blaenau Ffestiniog, 1988, 43.
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