Gate Piers to grounds of Normal College Hostels, Bangor, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2299 / 53°13'47"N

Longitude: -4.1312 / 4°7'52"W

OS Eastings: 257834

OS Northings: 372439

OS Grid: SH578724

Mapcode National: GBR 5P.0JY8

Mapcode Global: WH547.H2YQ

Plus Code: 9C5Q6VH9+XG

Entry Name: Gate Piers to grounds of Normal College Hostels

Listing Date: 2 August 1988

Last Amended: 2 August 1988

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 4089

Building Class: Domestic

Also known as: Mynedfa i Neuaddau y Coleg Normal, Bangor, o Ffordd Siliwen

ID on this website: 300004089

Location: On slightly raised platform; at the base of the path up to the NW courtyard.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Bangor

Built-Up Area: Bangor

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: Gate Gatepost

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History

Probably contemporary and designed by Henry T Hare, architect of the Halls of Residence.

Exterior

Octagonal freestone gate piers with capitals and ball finials, similar to those on College Road; boarded double gates. Modern shelter attached behind and rubble walls attached to either side.

Reasons for Listing

Included for group value with the Halls of Residence.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Domestic & Dining Hall Range at Normal College
At the centre of the Top College site; linked to the Halls of Residence by arcaded and covered passages. On steeply sloping site.
II Former Normal College Gymnasium (Gwynedd Technical College, Art & Design Section)
On sloping ground, set below the road.
II Neuadd Alun (Normal College)
To SW side of the upper courtyard; faces NE.
II Neuadd Eryri (Normal College)
To SW side of the lower courtyard; stepped in the slope and faced NE. Also reached from Menai Road.
II Neuadd Dyfrdwy (Normal College)
To NE side of the upper courtyard; faces SW.
II Athroly's (Normal College)
At right angles to the road, elevated at the SE end of the upper courtyard; Neuadd Alun immediately to NW.
II Pillar Box on Pavement to W of Music Department Building
Beside the NE drive entrance to the University College main building.
II Bryn Afon (Centre for Social Policy Research and Development)
Reached by a narrow access lane. Land drops away steeply to N with broad views over Menai Straits.

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Gate Piers to grounds of Normal College Hostels

A Grade II Listed Building in Bangor, Gwynedd