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
18035
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
29/03/1996
Date of Amendment
30/06/1998
Name of Property
Bridge Towers at South Stack Lighthouse
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Isle of Anglesey
Community
Trearddur
Town
Locality
South Stack Island
Easting
220416
Northing
382279
Street Side
Location
Either side of the bridge which links the island with the mainland.
Description
Broad Class
Maritime
Period
History
The lighthouse on South Stack Island was constructed in 1809, and during construction, a cable-way provided the link with the mainland. A rope bridge was also erected, but in 1828 both were superceded by a suspension bridge. This was again replaced in 1964, but the towers at either end of the suspension bridge remain, and are dated 1828.
Exterior
A pair of free-standing towers, one at each end of the bridge. Ashlar, battered, and stepped in profile at the level of the bridge deck. heavy moulded cornice. Each is pierced by a round-headed archway which provides access to the bridge deck, and they are linked to the land by a shallow segmental archway with square piers terminating the parapet which has cast iron railings. The chains of the original suspension bridge remain in situ linking the towers to the rock at either side.
Interior
Reason for designation
Although the original bridge does not survive, the two towers remain as significant components of it, with considerable architctural qualities in their own right.
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