Bangor, Wales Walk: City Centre【4K】

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Located in the Welsh county of Gwynedd, and around 60 miles west of Chester, is the city of Bangor (not to be confused with Bangor in Northern Ireland).
The origins of Bangor go back to circa 525 AD with the foundation of a monastery by St Deiniol, who became the city's first bishop. The name 'Bangor' itself derives from an old Welsh word meaning 'wattled enclosure', presumably in reference to the area around the monastery.
On the site of the original monastery stands Bangor Cathedral. This was built in the 12th and 13th centuries. Over the centuries it has been subject to various attacks. In 1211 it was destroyed by King John's army during a raid of the Kingdom of Gwynedd. It is also speculated that damage may have been incurred in 1402 during the Owain Glyndŵr rebellion. The nave and western bell tower were added during the early 16th century, and some 19th century restoration work was carried out, supervised by George Gilbert Scott.
From the early 18th century, Bangor began to grow as a settlement when it was designated as a post town in 1718 on the London-Holyhead-Dublin corridor. Owing to its location at the shortest ferrying point between the mainland of Wales and Anglesey, it has historically been a busy thoroughfare. In 1826 the Menai Suspension Bridge was completed. Designed by engineer Thomas Telford, this cut down the travel time from London to Holyhead from around 36 hours to just nine hours.
In 1848 the railway arrived in Bangor, courtesy of the Chester and Holyhead Railway. This was followed, in 1850, by the completion of the second of two bridges linking Bangor to Anglesey. The Britannia Bridge was designed by Robert Stephenson, and provided a rail crossing over the Menai Strait. This remains the case to this day, however the original structure was damaged by a fire in 1970, and was replaced with a new bridge which opened in 1980.
In 1884 Bangor University was founded, and was initially known as University College of North Wales. The main college building stands atop a hill overlooking the city centre, as featured in the walk. One of its notable alumni includes film director Danny Boyle.
In 1896 Garth Pier opened in Bangor, just east of the city centre. This attracted visitors who were able to arrive via pleasure steamer from places such as Liverpool, Blackpool and Douglas on the Isle of Man. Its popularity began to wane from around the 1920s as bus services began to replace ferries. In 1971 the pier closed due to structural concerns. Complete demolition was avoided by just one vote, and in 1982 work began on its renovation, reopening in 1988. Today it is the second longest pier in Wales after Llandudno Pier.
Bangor is said to be the oldest city in Wales. This is due to the ancient prescriptive right of city status bestowed by the presence of its cathedral. During the Victorian era, city status became discretionary and as such, St Davids and St Asaph were downgraded to towns, albeit later reinstated as cities. There are just four other cities in Wales. These were upgraded from towns in the following respective years: Cardiff in 1905, Swansea in 1969, Newport in 2002 and Wrexham in 2022.
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Filmed: 6th April 2023
Link to the walk on Google Maps: goo.gl/maps/1PB8NZEbtPKNNaq47
Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Our Lady & St James' Church
0:11 Holyhead Road
2:10 College Road
4:03 Penrallt Road
5:37 Outside Bangor University
8:49 Deiniol Road
9:07 Garth Road
11:16 High Street
13:28 Bangor Cathedral
13:43 High Street
14:08 Bangor Cathedral
14:36 Glanrafon
15:33 Glanrafon Car Park
16:06 Bangor University (background)
16:51 Ffordd Gwynedd
17:32 Tan-Y-Fynwent
18:37 Garth Road
19:07 High Street

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@alzeNL 5 ай бұрын

Grey and Overcast - thats peak weather for Bangor in North Wales. Thanks for the interesting video - i'm a part time student at the Uni and get to visit once in a while, so its nice to see a video when I miss Bangor. Looking forward to the spring and enjoying the pier.