the
engineer
Thomas Telford, the bridge was completed
in 1826 when it replaced the ferry over the
river.
The building
has a dual-wall structure like a concentric castle, but it actually has more of
a linear structure, being rectangular and built on a rock outcrop.
It was built
to be compact but immensely strong. Four towers were positioned on each of the
two high, thick walls, and a further wall extended to enclose the town.
The building
work cost Edward I's state £15,000 - but was immensely
valuable in securing the area for the Norman monarchy. Indeed, it was as soon
as 1295 that it was called upon to defend King Edward I against the rebellion
of Madog ap
Llywelyn.
In 1399 it
was at Conwy that Henry Bolingbroke (who became Henry
IV) arranged to meet King Richard II had arrested him, precipitating the
rebellion of Owain Glyndwr.
Four years
later, Glyndwr's forces took the castle in 1403 (although through trickery
rather than military strength) before ransoming it back to the crown.
After the
early part of the 15th century,
Despite the
lack of use
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Concerns about the
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