The Woman Who Took on King Billy, And Won". Historical Belfast. 7 October 2019 . Retrieved 23 June 2022. The 344-seat Theatr Gwynedd was opened on Deiniol Road in 1975 by the university, and closed in 2008. The building was demolished in 2010. [33] Prior to Theatr Gwynedd, Bangor was home to the County Theatre, a converted chapel on Dean Street. The building was altered in 1912 for theatrical productions, and converted to use as a night club in 1986, currently named as "Trilogy Nightclub". [34] Pontio Arts and Innovation Centre Pontio centre opens its doors to the public in acrobatic 'Welcome Day' ". bbc.co.uk. 29 November 2015 . Retrieved 10 January 2016.

NI Assembly: Key Statistics for Settlements, Census 2011 NIAR 404-15" (PDF). niassembly.gov.uk. 1 October 2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 April 2017 . Retrieved 10 August 2017. By the middle of the 19th century, the cotton mills had declined and the city changed in character once again. The laying of the railway in 1865 meant that inexpensive travel from Belfast was possible, and working-class people could afford for the first time to holiday in the city. Bangor soon became a fashionable resort for Victorian holidaymakers, as well as a desirable home to the wealthy. Many of the houses overlooking Bangor Bay (some of which have been demolished to make way for modern flats) date from this period. The belief in the restorative powers of the sea air meant that the city became a location for sea bathing and marine sports, and the number of visitors from Great Britain increased during the Edwardian era at the beginning of the 20th century, which also saw the improvement of Ward Park. [30] 20th century to present [ edit ] Bangor's main street in 1910 and 2015 Bangor (Gwynedd, Wales / Cymru, United Kingdom) – Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information". www.citypopulation.de . Retrieved 7 July 2021. Hospital Records: Details: Caernarvon and Anglesey General Hospital, Bangor". The National Archives . Retrieved 21 January 2020. George McWhirter, author; winner with Chinua Achebe of the Commonwealth Poetry Prize inaugural Poet Laureate of Vancouver, Canada, former teacher at Bangor Grammar School

Within minutes, flames engulfed the hay shed like a tinder box and spread to surrounding buildings. Almost inexplicably, the fire then leaped across the Kenduskeag Stream and sparked even more structures as it raced toward Broadway. The first section of Belfast and County Down Railway line from Belfast to Holywood opened in 1848 and was extended to Bangor by the Belfast, Holywood and Bangor Railway (BHBR), opening on 1 May 1865, along with Bangor railway station. It was acquired by the BCDR in 1884. [60] and closed to goods traffic on 24 April 1950. [61] Bangor West railway station was opened by the Belfast and County Down Railway on 1 June 1928. [61] By the middle of the Victorian era it became one of the most important destinations in North Wales and drew in immigrants from across the world including many Jewish families fleeing pogroms in Tsarist Russia. belong to or were brought up in a 'Protestant and Other Christian (including Christian related)' religion and 12.67% belong to or were brought up in the Catholic Christian faith. [54]

Bill Cook, head of special collections at the Bangor Public Library and also a volunteer firefighter for many years, said Bangor’s blaze spread before firefighters could do much about it. Bangor was also previously home to two commercial radio stations, Heart Cymru (serving Anglesey and Gwynedd) and the now-defunct Heart North Wales Coast (serving the North Wales Coast), which shared studio facilities on the Parc Menai office complex – the studios were closed in August 2010 after the stations were moved to Wrexham. There was a real buzz here and even when we saw some decline in the 80s, it was never a seedy or desperate time for any of us. I always knew that if my business never took off that I could easily find a job elsewhere on the high street." Bangor is also home to rugby union team Bangor RFC who play in the WRU Division Two North league. As well as the city's team, the university boasts a very competitive rugby union team, which won the title in its BUCS league in the 2015-16 season and also undefeated in 2022 and 2023. The university's rugby team shares a performance and development programme with Rygbi Gogledd Cymru (RGC), who are the regional representative club for the North Wales Rugby Development Region. David Trimble, Nobel Laureate, former Ulster Unionist Party leader and former First Minister of Northern Ireland

The A5 runs through the centre of Bangor; it connects Holyhead, Shrewsbury and London. The A55 runs immediately to the south of Bangor, providing a route to Holyhead and Chester.

North Down Softball Club (previously Bangor Buccaneers Softball Club, est. 2014) compete in the Softball Ulster league. Based at Ward Park the club comprises two competitive teams; the Buccaneers & the Barracudas (2023). In May 2022, it was announced that, as part of the Platinum Jubilee Civic Honours, Bangor would be granted city status by Letters Patent. [38] It received the status on 2 December 2022, [39] becoming Northern Ireland's sixth city, alongside Armagh, Belfast, Derry, Lisburn, and Newry. Bangor has been unique outside of England in using the title of 'city' by ancient prescriptive right, [9] due to its long-standing cathedral and past privileges having been granted making it a borough. [6] Although by the early 1800s the city had a vestry overseeing the few remaining local duties, later government surveys of boroughs had established Bangor's city corporation had become extinct. A board of health was set up in the late 1840s which over time gained more powers for managing local affairs. By the 1870s these too were seen to be ineffective and enough local interest stimulated a desire to obtain a charter of incorporation, which was duly granted in 1883, re-establishing a municipal body. [10] [11] This helped to preserve its ancient status; in 1927 a government list was drawn up detailing which settlements were cities, with Bangor being included as the only medieval Welsh city with extant rights. [12] In 1974 the borough was abolished. However, city status was reaffirmed by the Queen to the newly created community council area with new letters patent after local government reorganisation. [13] By means of various measures, it is also one of the smallest cities in the UK. Using 2011 statistics, comparing Bangor to:

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City council area size within the UK, is fourth after the City of London (1.12 square miles (2.9km 2)), Wells and St Asaph Bryn Terfel: Pontio theatre named after opera star in Bangor". bbc.co.uk. 11 October 2013 . Retrieved 28 November 2013.

It was really busy and I think that was down to the fact that there was a nearby supermarket. People would do their essential shop there and then be encouraged to go shopping elsewhere nearby. Bangor Aurora Aquatic and Leisure Complex includes Northern Ireland's only Olympic-size swimming pool. [63] Music [ edit ]Ballyholme". Townlands of Ulster. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020 . Retrieved 15 February 2021. Bangor has had a number of extreme weather events, including hot summers in 2006, 2013 and 2018. The summers of 2007, 2008 and 2009 were some of the wettest on records with flooding in June 2007. The Autumn of 2006 was also the warmest recorded. December 2010 saw record snowfall fall on the town, with temperatures below −7°C (19°F). On 21 December 2010 an unofficial weather station staffed by a retired meteorological officer in the Springhill area recorded a low of −8.1°C (17.4°F), and a high of −2.0°C (28.4°F). Snow lay to a level depth of 24cm (9.4in), the same morning. Inland Northern Ireland saw almost −19°C (−2°F), new record lows. Like much of the UK, spring 2020 was the sunniest on record. Massive city fires were common in the 19th century and into the 20th century, decimating whole chunks of cities such as Chicago, Boston, San Francisco and even Portland. Bangor ( / ˈ b æ ŋ ɡ ər/ BANG-gər; [3] from Irish: Beannchar [ˈbʲaːn̪ˠəxəɾˠ]) [1] is a city and seaside resort in County Down, Northern Ireland, on the southern side of Belfast Lough. It is within the Belfast metropolitan area and is 13miles (22km) east of Belfast city centre, to which it is linked by the A2 road and the Belfast–Bangor railway line. The population was 64,596 at the 2021 Census. [4] Bangor was granted city status in 2022, becoming Northern Ireland's sixth city. a b Internet Memory Foundation. "ARCHIVED CONTENT UK Government Web Archive – The National Archives". Archived from the original on 2 October 2015 . Retrieved 30 April 2016.