There are no records of the first Quaker meetings in Colwyn Bay although it is safe to assume that they began in peoples’ homes in the 1890s. This was about the time of the development of Colwyn Bay … [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.
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...]
Saint David’s Church, Rhiw Road
In 1899 a notice went out from Canon Hugh Roberts, the Vicar of Colwyn Bay, entitled ‘Final and Urgent Appeal Towards a Welsh Church’. “May we respectfully bring our case and an exceptional one, … [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...]
Colwyn Bay Hotel
Lancashire industrialists Brown and Drury opened the Colwyn Bay Hotel in 1871. By 1897 prospective guests were being invited to enjoy seawater baths and avail themselves of the services of the “hotel … [Read more...]
No Lottery Funding for the Victoria Pier
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has declined Conwy County Borough Council's application for a grant of £4.9 million to restore Colwyn Bay’s Victoria Pier. The HLF decision was announced on April … [Read more...]
Conwy Council buys the Victoria Pier
On March 28th Conwy County Borough Council announced that it had purchased Colwyn Bay’s Victoria Pier. Iwan Davies, Chief Executive, Conwy County Borough Council said, "The Council recognises that … [Read more...]
The History of Theatr Colwyn
Work began on the Abergele Road building in 1885, by the newly formed Public Hall Company. The first group recorded as using the hall was the congregation of St Paul’s Church, whose Iron Church had … [Read more...]
Former Municipal Building
Completed in 1892, the Municipal Building accommodated both the police station and a court, as can be seen by the pair of handcuffs and the scales of justice in the stonework around the door. Stone … [Read more...]
Police Station and Town Hall
The Police Station and Town Hall were built in 1905-7 by Walter Wiles, the county architect of Denbighshire. The Town Hall was originally the magistrates courts. The courts closed in the 1990s and … [Read more...]
Colwyn House
This attractive building was built in 1933-7 to a design by the notable local architect, Sidney Colwyn Foulkes and replaced the earlier building of the Maypole Dairy. It was built for, and … [Read more...]
