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The Garth Pier Bangor

The second longest in Wales and also the 9th longest

in the British Isles at 1500 feet or 472 metres

 

History of Bangor

 

 

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Bangor, in north Wales, is one of the smallest cities in the United Kingdom. It is a university city with a population of 13,725 at the 2001 census, not including around 8,000 students at Bangor University. Also according to the census, 46.7% of the population speak Welsh (despite most of the students coming from outside Wales).

 

The origins of the city date back to the founding of Bangor Cathedral by the Celtic saint Deiniol in the early 6th century AD. The name 'Bangor' itself comes from a Welsh word for a type of fenced-in enclosure, such as was originally on the site of the cathedral. The present cathedral is a somewhat more recent building and has been extensively modified throughout the centuries. While the building itself is not the oldest, and certainly not the biggest, the bishopric of Bangor is one of the oldest in the UK. Another claim to fame is that Bangor allegedly has the longest High Street in Wales. Friars School was founded as a free grammar school in 1557.

 

Bangor is largely contained to the south by Bangor Mountain although the large housing estate of Maesgeirchen, originally built as council housing, is to the east of the toe of the mountain near to Port Penrhyn. The presence of Bangor Mountain casts a shadow across the High Street, Glan Adda and Hirael areas such that from November through to March some parts of the High Street in particular receive no direct sunlight as they lie in the shadow of the mountain. Bangor has two rivers within its boundaries. The River Adda is a largely culverted watercourse which only appears above ground at its western extremities near to the Faenol estate, whilst the River Cegin enters Port Penrhyn at the eastern edge of the city. Port Penrhyn was an important port in the nineteenth century, exporting the slates produced at the Penrhyn Quarry.

 

Bangor railway station, which serves the city, is located on the North Wales Coast Line from Crewe to Holyhead.

 

Radio stations Champion FM and Coast FM broadcasts to the city in English and Welsh and Storm FM broadcasts from the University. The BBC's Light Entertainment Department moved to Bangor during World War II and many classic programmes (like ITMA) came from Bangor. In 1967, the Beatles came to Bangor (staying at Neuadd Reichel) for their first encounter with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, during which visit they learned of the death of their manager Brian Epstein.

 

Bangor hosted the National Eisteddfod in 1890, 1902, 1915, 1931, 1940 (through the medium of radio), 1943, 1971 and 2005, as well as an unofficial National Eisteddfod event in 1874. Nightclubs in Bangor include Time/Amser, Academi (the Student Union bar) [1] and the Octagon & Glitterball [2]. Bangor is twinned with Soest, Germany.

 

Bangor has a pier, which is the second longest in Wales and also the 9th longest in the British Isles, being 1,500 feet (or 472 metres). Its name is the Garth Pier, and was almost demolished in 1974 due to the poor condition it was in at the time. However local support for the pier ensured that it survived and gained a Grade 2 listed status, as it was considered one of the three finest surviving piers at the time. Restoration work began in 1982 and did not finish until 1988.

 

Bangor has a successful football team, Bangor City F.C. which competes in the national Welsh Premier League. Bangor City has won numerous cups and championships, and has represented Wales in European competition on a number of occasions. Bangor is also home to rugby union team Bangor RFC who play in the WRU Division Five North league.

 

North Wales Coastal Path

 

Bangor lies at the western end of the North Wales Path, a 60 mile long-distance coastal walking route to Prestatyn

 

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Bangor Local Scene

 

The Dark Order <Bangor Hippys>

http://www.bebo.com/bangor-hippys

Band Website – Based Bangor, North Wales

 

Theatr Gwynedd

 Bangor, North Wales

 

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2009 Starts with a Boost for Theosophy

in Bangor, Conwy & Swansea

 

The news that the Welsh Regional Association has recently received a pecuniary bequest of £3000 has to be greeted

with overwhelming enthusiasm by the members of the

three Regional Association affiliated Lodges in

Bangor, Conwy and Swansea.

 

The possibilities for a massive boost in Theosophical

activities at these Lodges are enormous and great

things are probably, at this moment, being planned.

 

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