Anglesey Column is a Grade II* listed building in the Isle of Anglesey local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 5 February 1952. A Classical Monument.
Anglesey Column
- WRENN ID
- inner-attic-fern
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Isle of Anglesey
- Constituency
- Ynys Môn MP: Llinos Medi (PC)
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1952
- Type
- Monument
- Period
- Classical
- Address
- Anglesey Column, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Llanfair Pwllgwyngyll
- OS grid reference
- SH 534 715
- Coordinates
- 53.22086, -4.19675
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
The Anglesey Column is a Grade II* listed Greek Doric column made of grey marble quarried at Moelfre. It features a railed platform that encloses a circular plinth, on which stands a brass statue of the Marquess of Anglesey in naval uniform. The foundation stone bears an inscription in Welsh and Latin, commemorating the military achievements of Henry William, Marquess of Anglesey, who led the British Cavalry in Spain during the challenging Campaign of 1807 and served as Second in Command of the allied armies at the significant battle of Waterloo on June 18, 1815. The column was designed by architect Thomas Harrison. Access to the platform at the top of the column is provided by a spiral staircase, which is illuminated by narrow lights.
Local climate
Anglesey Column sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,210 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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