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Lamp Standard

Llandudno, Conwy, Wales

A Grade II listed building in Llandudno, Conwy, designated on 16 March 1976.

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913) covering the location of Lamp Standard, Llandudno, Conwy, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1913), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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
53.32997, -3.82984
Cadw reference
5799

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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)

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Cadw's description

Location

To N of Colonnade above Happy Valley Road.

History

Late C19 or early C20.

Exterior

Cast-iron lamp standard with panelled and moulded pedestal with stone base, wide fluted shaft ornamented with acanthus, bands and capital; octagonal lamp holder with cresting and finial. Base of the lamp inscriped: "Turner and Allen/ manufacturers/201/Upper (?) / Thames Street / London."

Reason for designation

Good C19 lamp standard contributing to Llandudno's character as Victorian Seaside resort.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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