Crane at Victoria Dock, Caernarfon, Gwynedd

Coordinates

Latitude: 53.144 / 53°8'38"N

Longitude: -4.2758 / 4°16'32"W

OS Eastings: 247885

OS Northings: 363177

OS Grid: SH478631

Mapcode National: GBR 5H.5ZTG

Mapcode Global: WH43F.975L

Plus Code: 9C5Q4PVF+HM

Entry Name: Crane at Victoria Dock

Listing Date: 3 May 2002

Last Amended: 3 May 2002

Grade: II

Source: Cadw

Source ID: 26612

Building Class: Maritime

ID on this website: 300026612

Location: On the E side of the dock.

County: Gwynedd

Town: Caernarfon

Community: Caernarfon

Locality: Victoria Dock

Built-Up Area: Caernarfon

Traditional County: Caernarfonshire

Tagged with: Crane

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History

Victoria Dock was completed by 1874 and is shown in its present form on the 1890 Ordnance Survey. The Crane, by W Johnson & Co of Liverpool, is also shown on the 1890 Ordnance Survey and may be an integral feature of the original dock.

Exterior

A manually-operated cast iron crane, with a timber arm and wrought iron bucket. The structure rotates around a central column and is bolted to a flagstone surface.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as a well-preserved and rare-surviving C19 dock structure.

External Links

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Other nearby listed buildings

II Victoria Dock walls
On the N side of the walled town.
II Former warehouse at Victoria Dock
On the SE side of the dock with warehouses abutting on the W and S sides. Attached to former warehouse on Balaclava Road to the S and to Arfon engineering to the W.
II Arfon Oceaneering
Adjoining the dry dock on the SE side of Victoria Dock.
II Drawbridge on S side of Victoria Dock
Spanning a dry dock.
II Former warehouse on Balaclava Road
Opposite Pretoria Terrace and on the SE side of Victoria Dock. Warehouse on Victoria Dock is attached on the N side.
II Former Christchurch (now Yr Hwylfan)
In a churchyard S of the junction with Balaclava Road.
II Marbryn
Set back from the road and immediately N of the Celtic Royal Hotel.
II Celtic Royal Hotel
Set back behind forecourt walls at the N end of the street.

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Crane at Victoria Dock

A Grade II Listed Building in Caernarfon, Gwynedd