River Adda (Afon Adda in
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) is a small watercourse which flows, through the city of
Bangor North Wales before discharging into the
Menai Strait
The Menai Strait ( cy, Afon Menai, the "river Menai") is a narrow stretch of shallow tidal water about long, which separates the island of Anglesey from the mainland of Wales. It varies in width from from Fort Belan to Abermenai Point to from ...
at Hirael Bay, opposite
Porth Penrhyn
Port Penrhyn ( cy, Porth Penrhyn) is a harbour located just east of Bangor in north Wales at the confluence of the River Cegin with the Menai Strait. It was formerly of great importance as the main port for the export of slate from the Penrhyn ...
. The name is said to be of 19th-century origin, deriving from a field Cae Mab Adda (''the field of the son of Adam'') close to its source. Its earlier name was ''Tarannon''.
Lon Las Adda (a foot and cycle path) follows closely the course of the river for much of its length. By this path at Glynne Road can be seen the sides of an old bridge.
Now for the most part
culvert
A culvert is a structure that channels water past an obstacle or to a subterranean waterway. Typically embedded so as to be surrounded by soil, a culvert may be made from a pipe, reinforced concrete or other material. In the United Kingdom ...
ed, parts of the river were open up until the 1960s. The last section, from Glynne Road to Beach Road was culverted prior to the building of the nearby swimming pool.
Following flooding in the Caernarfon Road area in 2004, a flood alleviation scheme was carried out by the (then) Environment Agency Wales to improve the culverting. Work was completed in 2008.
In 2016 Dr Zoe Skoulding and Ben Stammers ran a project called rAdda, which was supported by a number of statutory and other bodies. The project sought to explore the relationship between the river, and the people of Bangor. It included an interpreted walk along the course of the Adda, and a multi-media performance in Storiel gallery, which featured photographs; spoken, and recorded words, and music.
External links
Flood Alleviation Scheme
Notes
Bangor, Gwynedd
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