The Heritage Group has recently started work on the Old Colwyn Heritage Walk which will be available as a free booklet in English and Welsh and also on the website. The group is working with members … [Read more...]
Eirias Park Heritage Trail
The Eirias Park Heritage Trail has been developed as part of the Age Friendly Communities Project by Colwyn Bay Heritage Group and the local community, with support from the town's library, to promote … [Read more...]
Churches and Chapels Heritage Walk
The Heritage Group's second heritage walk based around the history and architecture of the churches and chapels in the town. You can download a pdf version of the walk booklet to print out and take … [Read more...]
Churches and Chapels
Following the sale of the Pwllycrochan Estate in 1865 and the establishment of the Colwyn Bay and Pwllycrochan Estate Company in 1875, land was sold as building plots and the town grew rapidly, with … [Read more...]
Capel y Rhos, formerly Hermon Chapel
The original chapel on this site was called Hermon. Built in 1903 (and dedicated in 1904), it was demolished in 2007 to be replaced by the modern building that you can now see. It is now named Capel … [Read more...]
Engedi Welsh Methodist Chapel
The chapel opened in 1879 by the Welsh Presbyterians, who had previously worshiped alongside the English Presbyterians in a building on Conway Road, now occupied by Matthews Hardware … [Read more...]
Salem Chapel (Antioch), Abergele Road
The birth of Congregationalism in Colwyn Bay resulted from a joint effort of Welsh and English pioneers. In 1878 an iron building was built in Abergele Road at its junction with Sea View Road, … [Read more...]
Horeb Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Rhiw Road
The first Wesleyan Chapel to be built in the area was at Bron y nant in 1809, nine years after the denomination started its mission in Wales. A chapel was started at Pen-y-bryn in Old Colwyn in … [Read more...]
Bethlehem Welsh Methodist Chapel, Lawson Road
This Methodist chapel began life in 1897 as a branch of Engedi, but later in the same year it was established as a separate chapel. It became clear very quickly that the chapel was too small, and the … [Read more...]
Latest News
Bringing you the latest news about history and heritage in Colwyn Bay … [Read more...]
Welcome
Welcome to the Colwyn Bay Heritage Group’s new website where you can find out all about the rich history of Colwyn Bay. We aim to promote the heritage of Colwyn Bay and make it accessible to the whole … [Read more...]
Conway Road Trams
Between 1907 and 1956 trams ran from Llandudno to Colwyn Bay along Conway Road and, from 1915 on to Old Colwyn. However in 1930 the tramway terminated at Greenfield Road and the introduction of … [Read more...]
Colwyn Bay – The Future
A film developed for the time capsule with Tape Community Music and Film. The film will be included in the Time Capsule to give future generations an idea of what life was like in Colwyn Bay in … [Read more...]
Heritage Trail Theme Tune
A song written and performed by Cayley and CJ with the help of Tape Community Music and Film … [Read more...]
Captain Harry Parker RA 1918 – 2010
Introduction Many people will remember the late Harry Parker as a teacher who worked at Pendorlan for many years. He was born in Canada in 1918, but when his Mother died his Father brought the family … [Read more...]
