WAW031494 WALES (1950). View of South Stack, Holyhead Island, Anglesey
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| Title | [WAW031494] View of South Stack, Holyhead Island, Anglesey |
| Reference | WAW031494 |
| Date | 1950 |
| Link | Coflein Archive Item 6414287 |
| Place name | |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | WALES |
| Easting / Northing | 220170, 382250 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -4.6993013561762, 53.306342197426 |
| National Grid Reference | SH202823 |
Pins
 The remains of various 2ndWW buildings. |
 redmist |
Wednesday 24th of February 2021 05:12:13 PM |
| Location of a 2ndWW Coastal Observation Post and associated Crew Shelter. |
redmist |
Wednesday 24th of February 2021 05:09:12 PM |
| South Stack CHL must have been around here but not which buildings are part of it. |
 JMB |
Tuesday 21st of April 2015 08:46:02 PM |
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The chasm between the mainland and the rock was at first traversed by a hempen cable 21 metres above sea level, along which a sliding basket was drawn carrying a passenger or stores. This system was replaced in 1828 by an iron suspension bridge 1.5 metres wide and again in 1964 by an aluminium bridge. The present footbridge was completed in mid-1997. Grants totalling £182,000 were received from the Welsh Development Agency to fund the structure which was designed and built by Laings/Mott Macdonald. The landward approach to the bridge is by descending 400 steps cut into the cliff face.
With the completion of the footbridge the island and the lighthouse were reopened to visitors. |
Ian Warburton |
Friday 30th of January 2015 07:33:48 PM |
| 400 Steps cut into cliff face |
Ian Warburton |
Friday 30th of January 2015 07:32:57 PM |
User Comment Contributions
 South Stack CHL |
JMB |
Tuesday 21st of April 2015 08:46:24 PM |
South Stack Lighthouse was first envisaged in 1665 when a petition for a patent to erect the lighthouse was presented to Charles II. The patent was not granted and it was not until 9th February 1809 that the first light appeared to mark the rock. The lighthouse, erected at a cost of £12,000, was designed by Daniel Alexander and originally fitted with Argand oil lamps and reflectors. Around 1840 a railway was installed by means of which a lantern with a subsidiary light could be lowered down the cliff to sea level, when fog obscured the main light. |
Ian Warburton |
Friday 30th of January 2015 07:29:44 PM |