Railings including the gate at the mainland end of the Menai Suspension Bridge lining the NW side of is a Grade II listed building in the Gwynedd local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 2 August 1988. Gate and railings.

Railings including the gate at the mainland end of the Menai Suspension Bridge lining the NW side of

WRENN ID
under-passage-thistle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Gwynedd
Constituency
Bangor Aberconwy MP: Claire Hughes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
2 August 1988
Type
Gate and railings
Address
Railings including the gate at the mainland end of the Menai Suspension Bridge lining the NW side of, Bangor
OS grid reference
SH 557 712
Coordinates
53.21832, -4.16213
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The railings, including the gate at the mainland end of the Menai Suspension Bridge, are located on the northwest side. They were designed by Telford and feature a characteristic gate with radiating metal ribs and trellised gate posts. The railings also have a trellised design.

Local climate

Railings including the gate at the mainland end of the Menai Suspension Bridge lining the NW side of 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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