Sidney Colwyn Foulkes OBE, Hon.M.Arch (Liverpool), FRIBA, FILA., AMTPI. The information presented relates to the work of Sidney Colwyn Foulkes’ work in Colwyn Bay and Rhos on Sea. He undertook … [Read more...]
[:en]Colwyn Bay is rich in Victorian and Edwardian architecture.[:cy]Mae Bae Colwyn yn llawn o adeiladau Fictoraidd ac Edwardaidd eu pensaerniaeth.
Diamond Jubilee Fountain
A trick of the light one Saturday evening revealed the date 1897 on the red stone fountain near the pier. The Weekly News and Visitors’ Chronicles issue for April 23rd, 1897 includes a report on … [Read more...]
National Spiritualist Church
The Spiritualist Church has used a former house on Woodland Road West since 1935. Further information: Colwyn Bay Spiritualist Church … [Read more...]
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Opposite the Princes Drive Baptist Church on Princes Drive is the building where the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints holds its meetings. … [Read more...]
Synagogue, Princes Drive
The Manchester Jewish Museum has information collections relating to the Jewish community in Colwyn Bay. These include a plaque and oil painting relating to Mark Bloom. According to records Mr. … [Read more...]
The Congo Institute
The Congo Institute was established by Rev. W. Hughes, a friend of Sir Henry Stanley (of "Dr. Livingstone, I presume" fame), whom he met whilst a missionary in the Congo. On returning he set up the … [Read more...]
St. Paul’s Church, Abergele Road
The original Parish was that of Llandrillo-yn-Rhos, but with the growth of Colwyn Bay and the increase of population there was a need for a church building closer to the town. A map of 1865 shows an … [Read more...]
Shiloh Chapel, Greenfield 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...]
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Conway Road
In the early days of the town Colwyn Bay was part of the Roman Catholic Llandudno Mission District, which also included Conwy, Llanrwst and Penmaenmawr. In 1895 there were about one hundred … [Read more...]
Tabernacl Chapel, Abergele Road
The Welsh Baptist congregation in the area first met in Old Colwyn, originally in Church Walks, where they later agreed to share the building with the English Baptists. Tabernacl Chapel on the … [Read more...]
Union Church, Abergele Road
Among the nonconformist pioneers in Colwyn were the Welsh Congregationalists. They began their cause in Bryn-y-Gwynt cottage in 1804 and held regular services there for 11 years. The site of the … [Read more...]
Woodhill Baptist Church, Woodhill Road
Built in 1902 by the Welsh Calvanistic Methodist Synod as a mission outreach church from Engedi in Woodland Road, it was known as Rhiw Chapel or “the chapel on the hill”. In 1908 it became … [Read more...]
English Presbyterian Church, Hawarden Road
The English Presbyterian Church on Conway Road, at the junction with Hawarden Road, was opened on January 11th, 1891 by Principal Thomas Charles Edwards D.D. of the University College of Wales, … [Read more...]
Nant y Glyn Methodist Church, Abergele Road
September 1904 was an important month in the history of Wesleyan Methodism in Colwyn Bay. In that month many of the best known residents of the rapidly developing town gathered for a stone- laying … [Read more...]
Former Penrhos College Chapel
The new 16 acre housing estate on Llannerch Road West facing the Promenade was once the impressive site of Penrhos College for Girls until it merged with Rydal School for Boys in 1995. The site was … [Read more...]
