Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Town Hall
Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Civil
- Date of designation
- 27 May 1949
- Community
- Bangor
- Unitary authority
- Gwynedd
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 53.22736, -4.12858
- Cadw reference
- 3951
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1896 "Sheet 7. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Below the Cathedral; N side elevation to Deiniol Road and outbuildings to E.
History
Formerly the Bishop’s Palace. An L-plan structure of ca 1500 was doubled in size ca 1600 forming the present basically U-plan shape; mid C18 central cross range to N and major additions dated 1810 by Bishop Majendie. Some alterations in 1960 renovation. 2-storey and attic; cement render elevations with plinth, slate roofs and boarded eaves.
Exterior
The 6-window S front has asymmetrical projecting side ranges, formerly with polygonal end to left. The 2-stroey, jettied and gabled porch to left formerly opened on to the cross passage; segmental arched and pilastered entrance with double doors. The later part to the right is slightly advanced. Small pane sash windows, some paired or tripartite; small pane attic windows, 1 midway up the roof pitch.
The left side has the twin gable end of the 1810 NW extension; 2 Gothic windows in former doorways and round headed small pane windows above. Similar glazing to
3-window N elevation, including French windows with freestone surrounds and central slate plaque reading: "Dominus Gulielimus Episcopus Aedificavit AD - 1810". Set back to left is a single storey flat roof range extending the remaining width of the building including porch below the 3-window central cross range; small pane sash windows, Gothic to ground floor. Similar details to E end with wide 2-window gable and tall chimney stack; attached service ranges.
Interior
The interior retains openwell staircase hall dated 1753 to oval ceiling rose; turned balusters, Ionic newell posts, carved tread ends and panelled dado. Later cast iron supporting column with acanthus leaves and spiral tendrill. Council chamger (1st floor) has segmental vault with thinly detailed Adamesque plaster-work and Gothic ironwork ventilator. 2 trusses visible from Chief Executive’s Office, infilled with studded partition and 1 collar truss with arched branches; another is said to be of hammerbeam type.
Reason for designation
Group value with St Deiniol’s Cathedral.
Nearby in the register
- Drinking FountainGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
- Outbuildings to the Service Courtyard at SE. of the Town HallDomesticunder 1 mi
- War MemorialCommemorativeunder 1 mi
- Former Post-Office, including gates to service yardCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.