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
19674
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
20/04/1998
Date of Amendment
20/04/1998
Name of Property
Lion on W side of the N entrance to Britannia Bridge
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Isle of Anglesey
Community
Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll
Town
Locality
Britannia Bridge
Easting
253977
Northing
371206
Street Side
Location
The lion is mounted high above the original rail approach to the bridge.
Description
Broad Class
Commemorative
Period
History
One of four, one pair located on the mainland and one on the Anglesey side, flanking each entrance to the bridge. Designed by the Victorian sculptor John Thomas, who designed carvings for the new Houses of Parliament (1835-52), and erected prior to the opening of the bridge in 1850. Each lion cost £1,024.
Exterior
Large sculpture of a lion couchant,25ft 6in (7.77m) long and 12ft 8in (3.86m) high; carved in a bold Egyptian style and built from 11 pieces of Penmon limestone. Facing S, the lion surmounts an ashlar limestone plinth which in turn surmounts a plinth of rock-faced sandstone.
Interior
Reason for designation
Included as an important element in the design of the bridge, one of four, a pair with the lion on the E side of the N entrance and of group value with the bridge.
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