{"id":5507,"date":"2024-06-04T15:11:24","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T14:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bangor-and-district\/?p=5507"},"modified":"2024-06-16T18:31:58","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T17:31:58","slug":"4-6-24-twr-marcwis-marquis-of-anglesey-column","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bangor-and-district\/2024\/06\/04\/4-6-24-twr-marcwis-marquis-of-anglesey-column\/","title":{"rendered":"4.6.24 Twr Marcwis &#8211; Marquis of Anglesey Column"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0cm\"><span class=\"s1\">Marquess of Anglesey\u2019s Column<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0cm\"><span class=\"s1\">Anglesey Column Trust<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0cm\"><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bangor-and-district\/files\/2024\/06\/Marquis-column-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5508\" src=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bangor-and-district\/files\/2024\/06\/Marquis-column-1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bangor-and-district\/files\/2024\/06\/Marquis-column-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sigbi.org\/bangor-and-district\/files\/2024\/06\/Marquis-column-1.jpg 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>We had a very interesting talk on a project to Renovate, Re-image and Restore the Marquess of Anglesey\u2019s Column at Llanfair PG. <\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Delyth Jones Williams, the Column Manager. She informed us that the Column closed in 2014 and whilst it was sound structurally, the entire internal staircase and doors needed replacing and ventilation introduced to prevent further deterioration. <\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">The small cottage nearby was in a very poor condition and needed re-roofing and a complete refit.\u00a0 A new extension has provided space for Visitor Services, a Cafe and an Office.\u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">The restoration and reopening of the Column has been supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund together with other very generous donors and a wonderful group of volunteers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0cm\"><span class=\"s1\">The column stands on an outcrop of blueschist rock\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">This example is amongst the oldest known in the world, and in 2010 the site was declared a Geological\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Site of Special Scientific Interest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A structure that all can see from the road as they travel over the Brittania Bridge to Ynys Mon\/Isle of Anglesey, we all felt enlightened by the history shared with us and excited to visit soon (especially the wonderful cafe which enabled visitors unable to access the narrow staircase an equally interesting view of this historic monument).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marquess of Anglesey\u2019s Column Anglesey Column Trust We had a very interesting talk on a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":818,"featured_media":5508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-club-news","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>4.6.24 Twr Marcwis - Marquis of Anglesey Column | News | Blog | Events | SI Bangor and District<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"SI Bangor and District : Blog &amp; News : 4.6.24 Twr Marcwis - Marquis of Anglesey Column : Keep up to date with the latest news, articles and events from the Soroptimists of SI Bangor and District . 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