Timber Aqueduct over Former Taff Bargoed Railway is a Grade II listed building in the Merthyr Tydfil local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 4 July 1995. Aqueduct.
Timber Aqueduct over Former Taff Bargoed Railway
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-slate-jet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Constituency
- Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare MP: Gerald Jones (Lab)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1995
- Type
- Aqueduct
- Address
- Timber Aqueduct over Former Taff Bargoed Railway, Cwmbargoed, Town
- OS grid reference
- SO 078 061
- Coordinates
- 51.74628, -3.33641
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The timber aqueduct, built using traditional techniques, spans the former Taff Bargoed Railway. It features two spans supported by masonry and brick abutments, as well as two timber trestle piers. The sides of the aqueduct are made of planks, secured by timber cross members both above and below, and are tied vertically with wrought iron rods. The entire structure measures approximately 32 meters in length.
Local climate
Timber Aqueduct over Former Taff Bargoed Railway sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,160 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% 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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