Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Sixty-six Lamp Standards
Llandudno, Conwy, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llandudno, Conwy, designated on 16 March 1976.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Gardens, Parks and Urban Spaces
- Date of designation
- 16 March 1976
- Locality
- Llandudno
- Community
- Llandudno
- Unitary authority
- Conwy
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.32528, -3.82885
- Cadw reference
- 3477
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1883 map "Watershed map England, Wales 3." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1885 · OS One-Inch (Hills) 1885-1903 (National Library of Scotland)
- 1899 · 94 Beaumaris (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1930 · OS Popular Edition 1919-1947 (National Library of Scotland)
Cadw's description
Location
The standards run along the whole length of the Promenade from its E end to North Parade.
History
Late C19, many at N end of Promenade have been restored (1999/2000) with extended shafts.
Exterior
There are currently (11/2000) 66 standards on The Promenade. There are 2 designs of base, a plain octagonal base, and an ornate circular base with decorated with bead and cable mouldings, foliage motifs etc.
Between the E end of Parade and Nant-y Gamar Road there are 18 standards all with ornate circular base, original shafts; the easternmost standard and 2 westernmost standards have original lampholders with curved brackets rising from shaft; all the others have modern angled lampholders.
Between Nant-y-Gamar Road and Carmen Sylva Road there are 5 standards, firstly one with octagonal base and modern lampholder; secondly one with ornate circular base, shaft and original lampholder; thirdly, one with octagonal base, shaft and modern lampholder; fourthly one with ornate circular base, shaft and modern lampholder, fifthly one with octagonal base, shaft and modern lampholder.
Between Carmen Sylva Road and Queen's Road there are 3 standards, firstly one with ornate circular base, shaft, and original lampholder, secondly, one with octagonal base, shaft, and modern lampholder, thirdly, one with ornate circular base, shaft, and modern lampholder.
Between Queen's Road and Clarence Road there are 5 standards, firstly one with octagonal base, shaft, and modern lampholder; secondly, one with ornate circular base, shaft, and modern lampholder, thirdly, one with octagonal base, shaft, and modern lampholder; fourthly one with ornate circular base, shaft, and modern lampholder; fifthly one with octagonal base, tall shaft, and original lampholder.
Between Clarence Road and Irving Road there are 3 standards, firstly one with ornate circular base, shaft, and modern lampholder; secondly, one with octagonal base, shaft, and modern lampholder; thirdly one with ornate circular base, shaft, and modern lampholder
Between Irving Road and Tudor Road there are 7 standards, firstly one with octagonal base, tall shaft, and original lampholder; secondly one with ornate circular base, shaft, and modern lampholder; thirdly one with large octagonal base, shaft, and modern lampholder; fourthly one with ornate circular base, shaft, and original lampholder; fifthly one with octagonal base, shaft, and modern lampholder;
sixthly one with ornate circular base, shaft, and modern lampholder; seventhly one with octagonal base, shaft, and original lampholder.
Between Tudor Road and Vaughan Street there are 7 standards; firstly, one with ornate circular base, shaft, and modern lampholder; secondly, one with octagonal base, tall shaft, and original lampholder; thirdly, one with ornate circular base, shaft, and modern lampholder; fourthly, one with octagonal base, shaft, and modern lampholder; fifthly, one with ornate circular base, shaft, and modern lampholder; sixthly, one with octagonal base, shaft, and modern lampholder; seventhly, one with ornate circular base, shaft, and original lampholder.
Between Vaughan Street and Clonmel Street there are 6 standards; all restored with tall extended shafts and restored original style lampholders. Firstly, one with octagonal base; secondly one with ornate circular base; thirdly, one with octagonal base; fourthly, one with ornate circular base; fifthly one with octagonal base; sixthly, one with ornate circular base.
Between Clonmel Street and St George's Place there are 6 standards; all restored with tall extended shafts and restored original style lampholders. Firstly, one with octagonal base; secondly one with ornate circular base; thirdly, one with octagonal base; fourthly, one with ornate circular base; fifthly one with octagonal base; sixthly, one with octagonal base.
Between St George's Place and War Memorial there are 3 standards, all restored with tall extended shafts and restored original style lampholders. Firstly, one with ornate circular base base; secondly one with octagonal base; thirdly, one with ornate circular base.
Between War memorial and Grand Hotel there are 3 standards; all restored with octagonal bases, tall extended shafts and restored original style lampholders.
Reason for designation
An important group of C19 cast iron lamp standards which contribute to the character of Llandudno as a Victorian seaside resort. Group value with adjacent listed buildings.
Nearby in the register
- Ambassador Hotel, Glan-y-Mor ParadeCommercialunder 1 mi
- Lamp StandardGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Esplanade Hotel, Glan-y-Mor ParadeCommercialunder 1 mi
- St George's Hotel, St George's Crescent, including forecourt walls in St George's PlaceCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.