Portal at the entrance to Bangor Railway Tunnel, Bangor, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.2218 / 53°13'18"N

Longitude: -4.1324 / 4°7'56"W

OS Eastings: 257733

OS Northings: 371541

OS Grid: SH577715

Mapcode National: GBR 5P.14MW

Mapcode Global: WH547.H8FX

Plus Code: 9C5Q6VC9+P3

Entry Name: Portal at the entrance to Bangor Railway Tunnel

Listing Date: 2 August 1988

Last Amended: 2 August 1988

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 4124

Building Class: Transport

ID on this website: 300004124

Location: To SE of the main station building.

County: Gwynedd

Community: Bangor

Built-Up Area: Bangor

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: Railway tunnel Tunnel portal

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History

The Chester to Holyhead railway was proposed to improve links between London and Dublin. The bill was passed in July 1844 with Robert Stephenson as engineer and Francis Thompson as architect, however the portals were built by Mr Forster, the resident engineer for this stretch of the line which was opened on 1 May 1848. The other portal, to the Belmont Tunnel, was rebuilt in 1881.

Exterior

Egyptian style. Coursed stone; square headed opening with tapered sides. Wide swept entablature and cornice.

Reasons for Listing

Group value with the Railway Station main building.

External Links

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Portal at the entrance to Bangor Railway Tunnel

A Grade II Listed Building in Bangor, Gwynedd