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
18907
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
22/09/1997
Date of Amendment
22/09/1997
Name of Property
Lion on W side of S entrance to Britannia Bridge
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Gwynedd
Community
Pentir
Town
Bangor
Locality
Treborth
Easting
254321
Northing
370780
Street Side
SW
Location
The lion is mounted high above the original rail approach to the bridge, and is accessed by a track passing through the Treborth-uchaf farm group.
Description
Broad Class
Transport
Period
History
One of a pair, probably designed by Francis Thompson, architect, and erected on the southern approach to the bridge prior to the opening of the Britannia Bridge in 1850.
Exterior
Rock faced sandstone plinth, 5 courses high, with a single course scappled pedestal carrying a large limestone crouching lion gazing to the SE, built up from 11 large pieces of limestone and carved in a bold Egyptian style. Each lion cost £1,024.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included at Grade II as an important element in the design of the bridge, a pair with the lion on the NE side, and of group value with the bridge.
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