1962

SH7777 : Bangor Road gateway, Conway, 1962

taken 64 years ago, near to Conwy, Wales

Bangor Road gateway, Conway, 1962
Bangor Road gateway, Conway, 1962
This is not an original town gate but was created by Thomas Telford in 1827 as part of his improvement of the Holyhead Road. The walls are Listed Grade I and a Scheduled Monument.
Conwy Town Walls

LinkExternal link for a detailed description of Conwy castle and walls.

LinkExternal link for a guided tour of the walls. (Conwy.Wales.com)

Listed Buildings and Structures

Listed buildings and structures are officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance. There are over half a million listed structures in the United Kingdom, covered by around 375,000 listings.
Listed status is more commonly associated with buildings or groups of buildings, however it can cover many other structures, including bridges, headstones, steps, ponds, monuments, walls, phone boxes, wrecks, parks, and heritage sites, and in more recent times a road crossing (Abbey Road) and graffiti art (Banksy 'Spy-booth') have been included.

In England and Wales there are three main listing designations;
Grade I (2.5%) - exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* (5.5%) - particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
Grade II (92%) - nationally important and of special interest.

There are also locally listed structures (at the discretion of local authorities) using A, B and C designations.

In Scotland three classifications are also used but the criteria are different. There are around 47,500 Listed buildings.
Category A (8%)- generally equivalent to Grade I and II* in England and Wales
Category B (51%)- this appears generally to cover the ground of Grade II, recognising national importance.
Category C (41%)- buildings of local importance, probably with some overlap with English Grade II.

In Northern Ireland the criteria are similar to Scotland, but the classifications are:
Grade A (2.3%)
Grade B+ (4.7%)
Grade B (93%)

Read more at Wikipedia LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Historic sites and artefacts Roads, Road transport City, Town centre Defence, Military Place: Conwy Engineer: Thomas Telford Period: Early 19th Century Date: 1827 other tags: Conwy Town Walls Gateway Grade I Listed Scheduled Monument Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Bangor Road [21] · Gateway [9] Other Photos: · Porth Ffordd Bangor/ Bangor Road Gate, Conwy ·
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SH7777, 361 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Alan Murray-Rust   (more nearby)
Date Taken
July 1962   (more nearby)
Submitted
Thursday, 23 April, 2020
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 7796 7760 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:16.8770N 3:49.9146W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SH 7795 7761
View Direction
Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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