{"id":559650,"date":"2025-11-09T15:59:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T15:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/559650\/"},"modified":"2025-11-09T15:59:19","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T15:59:19","slug":"at-risk-historic-structure-see-key-seaside-town-road-closing-for-five-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/559650\/","title":{"rendered":"‘At risk’ historic structure see key seaside town road closing for five weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"

Urgent repairs costing around \u00a3800,000 need to be made to Grade II listed feature that was officially opened in 1932\"Llandudno's The 170-metre long Colonnade is set to undergo an \u00a3800,000 renovation(Image: Google)<\/p>\n

A key Welsh seaside road will be closed for up to five weeks as part of a major restoration project. Llandudno’s historic Colonnade structure, which is “at risk”. It is set to undergo significant repairs after a structural report revealed significant deterioration which requires urgent intervention.<\/p>\n

The 170-metre covered walkway, located behind the Grand Hotel and offering views over Llandudno<\/a> Bay, the Victorian pier and promenade, is a cherished cultural asset according to Conwy<\/a> County Borough Council. However, the structural report placed the future of the Colonnade at risk without urgent intervention.<\/p>\n

The Llandudno Colonnade is a Grade II listed, two-tier covered walkway built in the Doric style using reinforced concrete and local stone. It was formally opened on March 31, 1932, as a work creation project during the Great Depression. For the biggest stories in Wales first, sign up to our daily newsletter<\/a> here.<\/p>\n

It was designed to provide a sheltered walk to the Happy Valley and Great Orme headland, but now needs urgent work.<\/p>\n

As the \u00a3800,000 work continues, Alex Munro Way, directly in front of The Colonnade, will be temporarily closed from November 10 for up to five weeks.<\/p>\n