The Long Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 9 May 1988. Bridge.
The Long Bridge
- WRENN ID
- muted-mullion-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Powys
- Constituency
- Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 9 May 1988
- Type
- Bridge
- Address
- The Long Bridge, Newtown, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn
- OS grid reference
- SO 107 918
- Coordinates
- 52.51707, -3.31675
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Long Bridge is a twin carriageway stone bridge featuring three elegant arches, each 60 feet wide. The arches are constructed with stepped rusticated freestone voussoirs and keystones, complemented by local blue stone spandrels. The bridge has prow-shaped cutwaters that are rounded on the downstream side. The original panelled stone parapet has been replaced with walkways that include iron railings, which are supported by struts from iron arches that spring from rusticated freestone pilasters added to the cutwaters. At the Broad Street end, there are simple piers, while the Penygloddfa end features curved returns with a freestone parapet. Additionally, there is a stone staircase leading down to Frankwell Street on the east side.
Local climate
The Long Bridge sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 1996
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