Thursday, 22 April 2010
Menai Suspension Bridge
The Menai Suspension Bridge is a suspension bridge between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales. Designed by Thomas Telford and completed in 1826, it is one of the first modern suspension bridges in the world.
Menai Bridge
Menai Bridge is a small town and community on the Isle of Anglesey in north Wales. It overlooks the Menai Strait and lies by the Menai Suspension Bridge, built in 1826 by Thomas Telford. It is the third largest settlement on the island, and occupies the area of the former parish of Llandysiliogogo, whose former church continues in use as a mortuary chapel.
It has existed as Porthaethwy for many centuries and it still has a house in current use which dates from the 17th century. It is likely that a community has existed at the location of Menai Bridge since Roman times simply because this is the shortest crossing of the Menai Strait. There is a range of buildings including the old court house, a number of old pubs and the buildings associated with the wood-yard (in the process of being converted to houses).
Barry Town FC
Barry Town FC are a football team based in Barry. They dominated the League of Wales during the 1990s, but finished bottom in 2003-04 and were relegated. They play at Jenner Park, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, where their ground accommodates 3,500 spectators (2,900 seated).
Honours
- UEFA Cup Preliminary Round Winners:
1996-97
- Welsh Premier Champions (7):
1995-96, 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03 - Welsh Premier League Runners-up:
1999-2000
- Welsh Cup Winners (6):
1954-55, 1993-94, 1996-97, 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03 - Welsh Cup Finalists:
1995-96
- League Cup Winners (4):
1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000 - League Cup Finalists:
2000-01
- FAW Premier Cup Winners:
1998-99
- FAW Trophy Winners:
1993-94
- Southern League (Welsh) Champions:
1920-21
- Welsh League Premier Division Champions:
1982-83 - Welsh League National Division Champions (5):
1983-84, 1984-85, 1985-86, 1986-87, 1988-89 - Welsh League National Division Runners-up:
1987-88 - Welsh League Division One Champions:
1993-94 - Welsh League Division Two Runners-up:
2007-08
- Welsh League Challenge Cup Winners (2):
1934-35, 1946-47
- SA Brain Challenge Cup Winners (3):
1978-79, 1982-83, 1986-87
- South Wales & Monmouthshire Senior Cup Winners (15):
1925-26, 1926-27, 1937-38, 1938-39, 1952-53, 1953-54, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1965-66, 1975-76, 1977-78, 1983-84, 1986-87, 1987-88, 1991-92
- BBC Wales Sport Team of the Year:
1996
Sunday, 18 April 2010
Britannia Bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales, originally a tu
Britannia Bridge is a bridge across the Menai Strait between the island of Anglesey and the mainland of Wales, originally a tubular bridge of wrought iron rectangular box-section spans, and now a two-tier steel truss arch bridge.
The Menai Strait
The Menai Strait (Welsh: Afon Menai, the "River Menai") is a narrow stretch of shallow tidal water about 25 kilometres (16 mi) long, which separates the island of Anglesey from the mainland of Wales.
The strait is bridged in two places - the main A5 road is carried over the strait by Thomas Telford's elegant iron suspension bridge, the first of its kind, opened in January 1826, and adjacent to this is Robert Stephenson's 1850 Britannia Tubular Bridge. Originally this carried rail traffic in two wrought-iron rectangular box spans, but after a disastrous fire in 1970, which left only the limestone pillars remaining, it was rebuilt as a steel box girder bridge. Between the two bridge crossings there is a small island in the middle of the strait, Ynys Gored Goch on which is built a house and outbuildings and around which are the significant remains of fish traps - now no longer used
Beaumaris Castle
Beaumaris Castle, located in Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales was built as part of King Edward I's campaign to conquer the north of Wales. It was designed by James of St. George and was begun in 1295, but never completed. Beaumaris has been designated as a World Heritage site.
Beaumaris castle was positioned to face Garth Celyn on the opposite shore of the Menai Strait and was intended, along with Conwy Castle and Caernarfon castle at either end of the Menai Strait, to overshadow the Welsh Royal home and centre of resistance to the English forces.
Llŷn Peninsul
Llŷn Peninsula extends 30 miles (48 km) into the Irish Sea from north west Wales, south west of the Isle of Anglesey. It is part of the modern county and historic region of Gwynedd. The name is thought to be of Irish origin, and to have the same root – Laigin in Irish – as the word Leinster. The name Llŷn is also sometimes spelled Lleyn, a spelling which is less common today than in the past and is generally considered to be an anglicisation which ignores the phonetic values of Welsh. Much of the eastern part of the peninsula, around Criccieth, is technically part of Eifionydd rather than Llŷn, although the modern boundaries have become somewhat vague.
Bardsey Island
Bardsey Island, the legendary "Island of 20,000 saints", lies 1.9 miles (3.1 km) off the Llŷn Peninsula in the Welsh county of Gwynedd,. The Welsh name means "The Island in the Currents", although its English name refers to the "Island of the Bards". It is 0.6 miles (1.0 km) wide and 1.0 mile (1.6 km) long. The north east rises steeply from the sea to a height of 548 feet (167 m) at Mynydd Enlli, while the western plain is low and relatively flat cultivated farmland; to the south the island narrows to an isthmus, connecting to a peninsula. Since 1974 it has been included in the community of Aberdaron.
The island has been an important religious site since Saint Cadfan built a monastery in 516. In medieval times it was a major centre of pilgrimage and, by 1212, belonged to the Augustinian Canons Regular. The monastery was destroyed by Henry VIII in 1537, but the island remains an attraction for pilgrims to this day.
villa
A villa was originally an upper-class country house, though since its origins in Roman times the idea and function of a villa has evolved considerably. After the fall of the Republic, a villa became a small farming compound, which was increasingly fortified in Late Antiquity, sometimes donated for reconstructing as a monastery then gradually re-evolving through the Middle Ages into luxurious, upper-class country homes. In modern parlance it can refer to a specific type of detached suburban dwelling.
Cardiff City Stadium
Cardiff City Stadium is a 26,828 all-seated sport and concert venue in the Leckwith area of the Cardiff, which is the home of Cardiff City Football Club who previously played at Ninian Park. Owned and operated by Cardiff City F.C., the stadium also hosts the home matches of the Cardiff Blues rugby union team until 2029. After the Millennium Stadium, it is the second largest stadium in Cardiff and in Wales. The stadium is part of the Leckwith development, which also includes the Cardiff International Sports Stadium. A branded sponsor name will be assigned as and when the naming rights sell. The stadium was officially opened on 22 July 2009, with Cardiff City playing a friendly match against Celtic.
Friday, 2 April 2010
Tremadog
Tremadog (sometimes Anglicised to Tremadoc) is a village on the outskirts of Porthmadog, in Gwynedd, north west Wales. It was a planned settlement, founded by William Madocks, who bought the land in 1798. The centre of Tremadog was complete by 1811 and remains substantially unaltered.
Porthmadog
Porthmadog known locally as "Port", is a small coastal town and community in Caernarfonshire, North Wales. It falls under the Eifionydd administrative area of Gwynedd, prior to the Local Government Act 1972 it was in the administrative county of Caernarfonshire. The town lies 5 miles (8 km) east of Criccieth, 11 miles (18 km) south west of Blaenau Ffestiniog, 25 miles (40 km) north of Dolgellau and 20 miles (32 km) south of Caernarfon.
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The Ffestiniog Railway
The Ffestiniog Railway (Welsh: Rheilffordd Ffestiniog) is a narrow gauge heritage railway, located in Gwynedd in Wales. It is a major tourist attraction located mainly within the Snowdonia National Park.
The railway is about 131⁄2 miles (21.7 km) long and runs from the harbour at Porthmadog to the slate mining town of Blaenau Ffestiniog. The line travels through mountainous scenery and is single track with passing places. The track gauge is 1 ft 111⁄2 in (597 mm). The first part of the line runs along a 1 mile (1.6 km) long embankment called "the Cob", which is the dyke of the Traeth Mawr "polder".
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Cambrian Railways
Cambrian Railways for connections between London and North Wales. The Cambrian Railways were absorbed by the Great Western Railway on 1 January 1922 as a result of the owned 230 miles (370 km) of track over a large area of mid-Wales. The system was an amalgamation of a number of railways that were incorporated in 1864, 1865 and 1904. The Cambrian connected with two of the larger railways to give connections to the North West of England, via the London and North Western Railway; and with the Great Western RailwayRailways Act 1921. The name is continued today in the route known as the Cambrian Line.
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