Beaumaris has the air of an historic town that has welcomed
travellers from all over the world. It has not been spoilt by
the passage of time, but has embraced all the different trends
and influences, this vibrant mix of the old and
new, local and exotic gives the town its unique
cosmopolitan flavour Many features of Beaumaris' time as an
administrative and legal centre remain. The Courthouse of 1614
stands opposite the Castle. It is open to the public in
summer, and with its polished wood railing and flagstones it
remains much as it would have looked in the last century
Less
sentimental memories of Victorian Beaumaris may be evoked by a
visit to Beaumaris Gaol in Steeple Lane. Built by Hansom in
1829 it was designed as a model prison. Many poor as well as
criminal people suffered hardship here, and the last man to
hang was Richard Rowlands ('Dic Rolant') who cursed the Church
clock opposite as he climbed the scaffold in 1862
