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[td][[Image:Conwy Castle - bridge view.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Conwy Castle, flanked by three 19th- and 20th-century bridges]][/td] [td]In the early 20th century the central British state began to reacquire control of the sites. Caernarfon had never left the direct control of the Crown, but Harlech was transferred to the control of the [[Office of Works]] in 1914, Beaumaris followed in 1925 and Conwy was finally leased to the [[Ministry of Works (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Works]] in 1953.<ref>{{harvnb|Taylor|2007|p=14}}; {{harvnb|Taylor|2004|p=17}}; {{harvnb|Ashbee|2007|pp=18β19}}</ref> The state invested heavily in conservation of the sites. The 1920s saw large-scale conservation programmes at both Beaumaris and Harlech, stripping back the vegetation, digging out the moat and repairing the stonework, but otherwise leaving the sites intact and avoiding outright restoration.<ref>{{harvnb|Taylor|2004|p=17}}; {{harvnb|Taylor|2007|p=14}}</ref> Major work was undertaken at Conwy in the 1950s and 1960s, including the clearing away of newer buildings encroaching on the 13th-century walls.<ref>{{harvnb|Ashbee|2007|pp=18β19}}</ref>[/td]
[td]In the early 20th century the central British state began to reacquire control of the sites. Caernarfon had never left the direct control of the Crown, but Harlech was transferred to the control of the [[Office of Works]] in 1914, Beaumaris followed in 1925 and Conwy was finally leased to the [[Ministry of Works (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Works]] in 1953.<ref>{{harvnb|Taylor|2007|p=14}}; {{harvnb|Taylor|2004|p=17}}; {{harvnb|Ashbee|2007|pp=18β19}}</ref> The state invested heavily in conservation of the sites. The 1920s saw large-scale conservation programmes at both Beaumaris and Harlech, stripping back the vegetation, digging out the moat and repairing the stonework, but otherwise leaving the sites intact and avoiding outright restoration.<ref>{{harvnb|Taylor|2004|p=17}}; {{harvnb|Taylor|2007|p=14}}</ref> Major work was undertaken at Conwy in the 1950s and 1960s, including the clearing away of newer buildings encroaching on the 13th-century walls.<ref>{{harvnb|Ashbee|2007|pp=18β19}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
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[td][[Image:Conwy Castle - bridge view.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|Conwy Castle, flanked by three 19th- and 20th-century bridges]][/td] [td]In the early 20th century the central British state began to reacquire control of the sites. Caernarfon had never left the direct control of the Crown, but Harlech was transferred to the control of the [[Office of Works]] in 1914, Beaumaris followed in 1925 and Conwy was finally leased to the [[Ministry of Works (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Works]] in 1953.<ref>{{harvnb|Taylor|2007|p=14}}; {{harvnb|Taylor|2004|p=17}}; {{harvnb|Ashbee|2007|pp=18β19}}</ref> The state invested heavily in conservation of the sites. The 1920s saw large-scale conservation programmes at both Beaumaris and Harlech, stripping back the vegetation, digging out the moat and repairing the stonework, but otherwise leaving the sites intact and avoiding outright restoration.<ref>{{harvnb|Taylor|2004|p=17}}; {{harvnb|Taylor|2007|p=14}}</ref> Major work was undertaken at Conwy in the 1950s and 1960s, including the clearing away of newer buildings encroaching on the 13th-century walls.<ref>{{harvnb|Ashbee|2007|pp=18β19}}</ref>[/td]
[td]In the early 20th century the central British state began to reacquire control of the sites. Caernarfon had never left the direct control of the Crown, but Harlech was transferred to the control of the [[Office of Works]] in 1914, Beaumaris followed in 1925 and Conwy was finally leased to the [[Ministry of Works (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Works]] in 1953.<ref>{{harvnb|Taylor|2007|p=14}}; {{harvnb|Taylor|2004|p=17}}; {{harvnb|Ashbee|2007|pp=18β19}}</ref> The state invested heavily in conservation of the sites. The 1920s saw large-scale conservation programmes at both Beaumaris and Harlech, stripping back the vegetation, digging out the moat and repairing the stonework, but otherwise leaving the sites intact and avoiding outright restoration.<ref>{{harvnb|Taylor|2004|p=17}}; {{harvnb|Taylor|2007|p=14}}</ref> Major work was undertaken at Conwy in the 1950s and 1960s, including the clearing away of newer buildings encroaching on the 13th-century walls.<ref>{{harvnb|Ashbee|2007|pp=18β19}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
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