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  • Pontypridd's Old Bridge was, for a time, the largest single span bridge in the United Kingdom. Its fame is illustrated by this postcard written to the USA, upon which the span is highlighted. It was designed by William Edwards (1719-89) and completed in 1755.
The Old Bridge, Pontypridd [delwedd 1 of 2]
  • Pontypridd's 'Old Bridge' was designed by William Edwards (1719-89) and completed in 1755. The 'new' three-arch bridge was designed by Thomas Jenkins in 1857 and provided a more practical means of crossing the river Taff.
The 'new' road bridge alongside William Edwards' 18th century single span bridge, Pontypridd
  • Pontypridd's 'Old Bridge' was designed by William Edwards (1719-89) and completed in 1755. The 'new' three-arch bridge was designed by Thomas Jenkins in 1857 and provided a more practical means of crossing the river Taff.
'New' road bridge alongside William Edwards' 18th century single span bridge, Pontypridd
Madam Muriel Jones and her Welsh Ladies Choir on the Old Bridge, Pontypridd, 1937
  • Pontypridd's 'Old Bridge' was designed by William Edwards (1719-89) and completed in 1755. The 'new' three-arch bridge was designed by Thomas Jenkins in 1857 and provided a more practical means of crossing the river Taff.
The 'new' road bridge and the Old Bridge, Pontypridd, c. 1900
View of Old Bridge, Victoria bridge, Tabernacl chapel and trams and horse and cart, Pontypridd, c. 1910