Admiralty Arch, Holyhead

[1] The arch was designed by Thomas Harrison and its main purpose was to commemorate the visit of King George IV in August 1821.

He returned the next day to his yacht, but due to poor weather his departure was delayed and the decision was made to transfer to the steam packet Lightning which conveyed him on the 12 August to Howth, near Dublin for his state visit to Ireland.

[3][4] Funded through public subscription the structure took two years to complete and was made of stone quarried at Red Wharf Bay on the eastern side of Anglesey.

[7] The Grade II* listed[3] arch is situated within the Port of Holyhead on Ynys Halen and cannot be accessed by the public due to safety reasons.

[9] At the seaward end of the Admiralty Pier, beyond the arch, is the Grade II listed Holyhead Mail Pier Lighthouse, completed in 1821 it was designed by John Rennie the Elder as part of extensive improvements to Holyhead Harbour.