Llandudno Pier Sunrise
by Mal Bray
Title
Llandudno Pier Sunrise
Artist
Mal Bray
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Llandudno Pier is a pier in the seaside resort of Llandudno on the coast of North Wales between Bangor and Colwyn Bay. At 2,295 feet (700 m) the pier is the longest in Wales and the fifth longest in England and Wales.
A British Tourist Authority report in 1975 said of it: '.... It zooms out of the sea.... in a spectacular Indian Gothic style rather like a Maharajah's palace floating on a lake. Cast iron, brackets of iron lacework, an outstandingly pretty balustrade like an enlarged fish net, ogee roofs curling away to the sky, all add up to a totally pleasurable experience.'
The pier is very unusual in that it has two entrances, one on the promenade at North Parade and the other, the original entrance, on Happy Valley Road. Between the two entrances is the Grand Hotel. At the end of the pier is a deep-water landing stage, completely rebuilt for the third time in 1969, which is used by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company for occasional excursions to Douglas, Isle of Man, and for an annual visit of the PS Waverley or the MV Balmoral preserved steamers. The June 2007 sailings of the Balmoral were rescheduled to start at Menai Bridge Pier, after it emerged that Llandudno Pier's Landing Stage was no longer safe to use.
Llandudno Pier is often chosen for Victorian and Edwardian seaside filming locations, notably for the 2002 TV production of The Forsyte Saga, and in 2005, was voted "Pier of the Year 2005" by the members of the National Piers Society. It also featured prominently on a 2013 advert for Volkswagen
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September 30th, 2014
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Zsanan Studio
compelling in composition and light.... l/f
Mal Bray replied:
Thank you for taking a look at my work and for your lovely comments. I really appreciate them. Have a great day!
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"