Grade I listed buildings in Rhondda Cynon Taf

There are three Grade I listed buildings in Rhondda Cynon Taf: a mid-18th century bridge in Pontypridd and two structures related to the coal-mining heritage of the region – the engine house (1875) and the headframe (1902) of the Hetty Pit near Hopkinstown.[1] Rhondda Cynon Taf is a county borough in the south of Wales. It is located to the north-west of Cardiff and covers an area of 424 km2 (164 sq mi).[2] In 2017 the population was approximately 239,100.[3]

Rhondda Cynon Taf shown within Wales

In the United Kingdom, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical, or cultural significance; Grade I structures are those considered to be "buildings of exceptional interest".[4] Listing was begun by a provision in the Town and Country Planning Act 1947.[5] Once listed, strict limitations are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building's structure or fittings and alterations require listed building consent.[6] In Wales, the authority for listing or delisting, under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990,[7] rests with the Welsh Ministers, though these decisions are usually based on the recommendations of Cadw.[8]


Buildings
Name Location Date Listed Grid Ref.[note 1]
Geo-coordinates		 Function Notes Reference Number Image
Pontypridd Bridge Pontypridd 25 May 1962 ST0741890417
51°36′18″N 3°20′18″W		 Bridge A high-arched bridge with a single span of 42.7 metres (140 ft) over the River Taff on the north side of the town centre. The bridge, completed in 1756, was the fourth bridge built here by William Edwards, the first having being built ten years earlier. It was the widest span bridge in Britain until the construction of the 1796 Wearmouth Bridge in Sunderland.[9][10]

In addition to being Grade I listed Pontypridd Bridge is designated as a scheduled monument.[11][12]

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Hetty Engine House Pontypridd 3 August 1984 ST0546590905
51°36′33″N 3°22′00″W		 Engine House Located on the west side of Hopkinstown the Hetty Engine House was built in 1875 and is nationally important as one of the last colliery engine houses with the engine and headframe surviving in situ. The engine, a modified Barker and Cope double-cylinder engine, raised coal from a depth of 360 metres (390 yd).[13][14]

The engine house is part of the Hetty Pit scheduled monument.[15][16]

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Headframe at Hetty Shaft Pontypridd 3 August 1984 ST0545590919
51°36′33″N 3°22′00″W		 Colliery Headframe The Hetty shaft of the Gyfeillion Colliery was sunk in 1875. The headframe, attached to the north side of the engine house, was built in 1902 as a replacement for the original wooden headframe and is one of the earliest surviving steel headframes in the South Wales Coalfield.[17][18]

The headframe is part of the Hetty Pit scheduled monument.[15][16]

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See also

Notes
  1. Sometimes known as OSGB36, the grid reference is based on the British national grid reference system used by the Ordnance Survey.

References
  1. "Grade I Listed Buildings in Rhondda, Cynon, Taff". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. "Rhondda Cynon Taf - Population Density (QS102EW)". UKCensusdata.com. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  3. "Labour Market Profile - Rhondda Cynon Taff". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  4. "Buildings & Conservation Areas". Cadw. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  5. "The Mother of All Planning Acts". Historic England. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  6. "Making Changes to your Property". Cadw. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  7. "Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990". The National Archives. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
  8. "Understanding Listing in Wales (September 2018)" (PDF). Cadw. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-78903-890-3. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
  9. Cadw. "Pontypridd Bridge (13497)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  10. "Pontypridd Bridge". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  11. "Pontypridd Bridge". Cadw. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  12. "Pontypridd Old Bridge, Pontypridd". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  13. Cadw. "Hetty Engine House (13515)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  14. "Hetty Engine House". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  15. "Hetty Pit". Cadw. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  16. "Great Western Colliery: Hetty Pit, Pontypridd". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  17. Cadw. "Headframe at Hetty Shaft (24872)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  18. "Headframe at Hetty Shaft". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 5 April 2019.

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