However the Harlech bid was able to justify the absence of blueprints before 1842 because the street was thought to have existed for more than 1,000 years.Craig Glenday, Guinness World Records Editor in Chief, said the residents' "will-power" had paid off.He added: "I hope Harlech enjoys the celebrations and that the new title brings lots of people to the beautiful town, to experience the world's steepest street for themselves. Harlech is officially home of the steepest street in the UK.

It's very much part of our culture here. Jaffas and daredevils: life on the world's steepest street Now, the residents of Harlech in Wales are laying down a challenge, claiming Ffordd Pen Llech is … "Mr Stoff welcomed the decision, saying: "It is important to know that Guinness World Records treats matters like this in a robust and professional manner. "We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism.We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. These are external links and will open in a new windowA Welsh street declared as the steepest on the planet has lost its title to a New Zealand rival following a rethink by Guinness World Records.Ffordd Pen Llech in the medieval castle town of Harlech in Gwynedd boasted a gradient of 37.45%.But after a plea from Baldwin Street in Dunedin, New Zealand, the criteria for the record has been changed.Measurements now follow a road's centre line - and the Harlech street has been downgraded to a gradient of just 28.6%.It means Baldwin Street - with a gradient of 34.8% - snatches back the title it held previously for a decade, until the challenge by residents in Harlech.Guinness World Records said the decision followed an "extensive review" after an appeal on behalf of Baldwin Street. "At least they have the Rugby World Cup ... for the moment ..."Is this street in North Wales the world's steepest street?Glyn Roberts, who owns the Castle Cottage Restaurant, said: "We didn't realise it was"It's a lovely part of the world and to have this extra accolade can do nothing but good for the town and bring more people in.
"I lived away for a number of years and I used to proudly tell people about living in the town with what I believed to be the steepest hill in Britain. Ffordd Pen Llech ([fɔrð pʰɛn ɬeːχ]) is a public road in the town of Harlech which lies within Snowdonia National Park, North Wales.It was once considered the steepest street in the world, although that title reverted to the previous holder Baldwin Street on 8 April 2020.
""There was no bad feeling toward the people of Harlech. "For a street to qualify for the title of the world's steepest it must be a public thoroughfare, fully paved and contain buildings running alongside it.The record measurement is based on the highest gradient over a 10m section of road.Craig Glenday, Guinness World Records editor in chief, said: "The local community in Harlech has shown sheer willpower in their quest to earn Ffordd Pen Llech the title. Find out more The street is near the town's famous castle in Snowdonia British seaside town loses title of having world's steepest street - after it was reclaimed 10,000 miles away in New Zealand. "I can remember as a little girl walking up this road every Sunday to Sunday school. visit the steepest street in the Northern hemisphere In the ancient and beautiful North West Wales town of Harlech, sited on the Wales Coast Path and famed in legend and song, is a street named Ffordd Pen Llech.


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