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Nenagh, Ireland
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Title
Under The Arches
Artist
Rob Hemphill
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Pont-y-Pair Bridge over River Llugwy near Betws-y-Coed in mid Wales.
This bridge is thought to have been built c.1500 by a Hywel Saer Maen (saer maen = stonemason). It was originally wide enough for packhorses, and subsequently enlarged. The bridge has five segmental arches. The central arch spans the river Llugwy. The other arches carry the road at the required level to the central section.
Pont y Pair became an important piece of infrastructure in 1808, when the London to Holyhead coaches were diverted this way following completion of Pont yr Afanc, the stone bridge over the Conwy south of Betws-y-coed. This diversion was a response to the loss of life in a ferry accident at Conwy in 1806. Now coach passengers could avoid the ferry by crossing the river Conwy much further south and using the road through Trefriw to reach the town of Conwy. The coaches stopped using Pont y Pair when they were diverted via Thomas Telford’s new road (now the A5) in the 1820s.
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December 23rd, 2019
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Western, IL - United States
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Franklin Square, NY - United States
Rob, Great find and detailed capture of this archway bridge from the 1500's, excellent details LF
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