Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
4092
Building Number
Grade
II*
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
02/08/1988
Date of Amendment
02/08/1988
Name of Property
Terraced Walls and Gated Entrance to the University College of North Wales Main Building
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Bangor
Town
Locality
Penrall
Easting
257909
Northing
372272
Street Side
Location
Running the full length of the SE side of the main building with entrance on the hairpin bend opposite the porch. Overlooks the centre of Bangor.
Description
Broad Class
Domestic
Period
History
Designed by H T Hare architect for the whole site. The ornamental gates and mental work are by W Bainbridge Reynolds of London.
Exterior
Rubble terrace walls to stone flagged terrace. High battered base, freestone piers and banding to middle and wave moulded coping with cast iron lamp standards. Rounded ‘bastions; to either end and round arched entrances beyond flanked by buttresses, piers and tapered finials; iron gates with UCNW monogram. Stone steps lead down at either end turning at right angles with 3 further isolated lampstandards along the path to Deiniol Road. Rubble wall continues NW up to the splendid gated entrance. Ashlar gate piers with ball finials and classical cast iron gates with implied Ionic pilasters; scrolled overthrow with G V R coat of arms and the date 1910. Short section of wall extends N to another gate pier with finial. Wall steps up along Penrallt Road at the SE side of the Library range and terminates at the projecting end bay.
Interior
Reason for designation
Group value with the University College of North Wales main building.
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