Castle Upper Bridge (Canal Bridge No 95) is a Grade II listed building in the Brecon Beacons National Park local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 15 March 1996. Bridge.

Castle Upper Bridge (Canal Bridge No 95)

WRENN ID
nether-quartz-dale
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Brecon Beacons National Park
Constituency
Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
15 March 1996
Type
Bridge
Address
Castle Upper Bridge (Canal Bridge No 95), Llanfoist, Llanfoist Fawr, Monmouthshire
OS grid reference
SO 290 122
Coordinates
51.8044, -3.0306
Source
Cadw listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

Castle Upper Bridge, also known as Canal Bridge No 95, was built between 1809 and 1812 by William Crosley. It is a semicircular-arched canal bridge made of coursed rubble and features a standard design with voussoirs. The bridge has swept out parapets on the downhill side, where there is also a stile.

Local climate

Castle Upper Bridge (Canal Bridge No 95) receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Castle Lower Bridge (Canal Bridge No 94) Grade II 309 m
  2. Castell Prydydd Grade II 387 m
  3. Grove Farm House Grade II* 565 m
  4. Embanked Aqueduct to south-east of Canal Bridge No 94 Grade II 584 m
  5. Richards Farm Bridge ( Canal Bridge no 93 ) Grade II 826 m
  6. Attached Canal-side Building to Richards Farm Bridge Grade II 830 m
  7. Bridge over Canal at Llanfoist Wharf Grade II 918 m
  8. Canal Wharf at Boathouse Cottage Grade II 925 m
  9. Boathouse Cottage Grade II 931 m
  10. Flight of steps to E of tunnel under canal Grade II 932 m