Hollybush Bridge over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal (partly in Bettws Community) is a Grade II listed building in the Newport local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 24 June 1999. Bridge.

Hollybush Bridge over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal (partly in Bettws Community)

WRENN ID
final-chimney-bramble
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Newport
Constituency
Newport East MP: Jessica Morden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
24 June 1999
Type
Bridge
Address
Hollybush Bridge over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal (partly in Bettws Community), Malpas
OS grid reference
ST 300 905
Coordinates
51.60945, -3.01094
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Hollybush Bridge is a single-arch bridge built of rubble, located over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal. It features a semi-elliptical arch made with stone voussoirs. The parapet rises towards the center and flares out to square piers on the west side, with the southwest pier having been repaired using brick and stone. The bridge has cemented copings and an iron plate on the south side that reads: ‘Hollybush No. 28 Bridge.’ This bridge carries a footpath leading to houses to the east, while a towing path runs underneath on the west side.

Local climate

Hollybush Bridge over the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal (partly in Bettws Community) receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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