The Britannia bridge and Menai bridge link Anglesey with mainland Wales.
When first conceived by Robert Stephenson, the tubular bridge was to have been suspended from cables strung through the openings at the tops of the towers. However, after engineering calculations and tests of the finished tubes it was decided that they were strong enough by themselves to carry the trains.
Like the Menai Bridge, the stonework of the Britannia Bridge was constructed of limestone from Penmon, although sandstone from various places was used internally. The steel tubes themselves were constructed on the banks of the Strait.
There are four magnificent limestone lions guarding the entrances to the bridge. They were carved by John Thomas, who had also done stone carving for the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace in London. The lions are almost 4 metres high and sit on plinths of equal height. The bridge was opened on 5 March 1850.
The present day bridge has a much different appearance than the original. This is because it has been reconstructed after a disastrous fire in 1970.
South of the bridge is a statue erected in honour of Lord Nelson.
The St. Tysilio church is situated on the aptly named Church Island in the Menai Strait adjacent to the Menai Strait bridge and is reached by crossing a small causeway. The Welsh name for the island is Ynys Tysilio, meaning the Island of Tysilio.
It is thought that Tysilio was the son of the famous sixth century ruler of Powys, Brochfael Ysgythrog and rather than become a warrior as his father wished he turned to religion and built the St. Tysilio church in the 6th century.
It is widely accepted that the current church has replaced an earlier church or chapel on the same site during the 15th century.
A small collection of photographs and panoramic images taken in the Cestyll Gardens on Anglesey, N. Wales in 2008.
The garden was originally part of Cestyll House which was bought in 1918 by the Hon. William Walter Vivian as a gift for his niece the Hon. Violet Vivian, daughter of Lord Vivian of Bodmin, Cornwall. Cestyll house was demolished in 1991 after deteriorating beyond repair.
In the garden is also an old water mill owned by the National Trust. Known as Felin Cafnan, the mill was unusual as the water flowed over the top of the mill wheel.
Cestyll Garden is owned and maintained by Wylfa power station and is only opened for 3 days a year to the public in support of the RNLI charity.
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