2017

SH7883 : On Llandudno Pier

taken 7 years ago, near to Llandudno, Conwy, Wales

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On Llandudno Pier
On Llandudno Pier
Llandudno Pier is a pier in the seaside resort of Llandudno on the coast of North Wales between Bangor and Colwyn Bay. At 2,295 feet (700 m) the pier is the longest in Wales and the fifth longest in England and Wales.

A British Tourist Authority report in 1975 said of it: '.... It zooms out of the sea.... in a spectacular Indian Gothic style rather like a Maharajah's palace floating on a lake. Cast iron, brackets of iron lacework, an outstandingly pretty balustrade like an enlarged fish net, ogee roofs curling away to the sky, all add up to a totally pleasurable experience.'
In the background you can see the Little Orme (Welsh: Rhiwledyn, also known as Trwyn y Fuwch, Trwyn y Gogarth and Y Gogarth Fach). Little Orme is 141 metres (463 ft) in height and is one of two headlands situated at either end of Llandudno Bay, in Conwy County Borough, Wales. The other, larger, headland is the Great Orme. Unlike the Great Orme, the Little Orme has not been developed for copper mining or tourism. There has been limestone quarrying since the mid-19th century on the Penrhyn Bay side. It was centred on Porth Dyniewyd and served by its own narrow gauge railway, but quarrying ceased in 1936. There is some farming on the lower slopes.

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This photo is linked from: Articles: · Images shortlisted for POTY, 2017 Galleries: · Selected tweets, Week 20 Automatic Clusters: · Little Orme [14] · Great Orme Headland [11] · Bay [11] · Fishing [9] · Fifth Longest in England and Wales [7] Title Clusters: · On Llandudno Pier [2] ·
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SH7883, 337 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Matt Harrop   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 6 May, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 8 May, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 7854 8315 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:19.8767N 3:49.5205W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 7854 8315
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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