Railway Bridge to W of Tan-y-bwlch Station is a Grade II listed building in the Snowdonia National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 25 February 2005. Railway bridge.
Railway Bridge to W of Tan-y-bwlch Station
- WRENN ID
- noble-transept-kestrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Snowdonia National Park
- Constituency
- Dwyfor Meirionnydd MP: Liz Saville Roberts (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 25 February 2005
- Type
- Railway bridge
- Address
- Railway Bridge to W of Tan-y-bwlch Station, Maentwrog, Gwynedd
- OS grid reference
- SH 647 415
- Coordinates
- 52.95389, -4.01454
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The railway bridge west of Tan-y-bwlch Station is a mid-19th century structure featuring a single shallow segmental arch made of cast iron. The arch has recessed panels and is inscribed with the name and date: BOSTON LODGE FOUNDRY 1854. The parapets consist of an open arcade with pointed arches, topped by a plain rail, and are flanked by square newels at each end, which have recessed panels adorned with quatrefoil motifs. The bridge is supported by mortared masonry piers that have advanced shaped stone copings at the springing point.
Local climate
Railway Bridge to W of Tan-y-bwlch Station sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,440 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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