Former Penrhos College Chapel
In 1925 a free standing chapel was built on the site of Penrhos College as the number of pupils at the college increased.
Architecture
Before the late 19th century the land that would become Colwyn Bay was fields and woods, with a few farms and cottages, and was owned by the Pwllycrochan Estate. The development of the town was linked to the sale of the estate in 1865 and to the subsequent establishment of the Colwyn Bay and Pwllycrochan Estate Company in 1875.
Being aware of the benefits of easy rail access from the urban areas of north west England, and the possibilities of developing a new fashionable resort, the Company sold off the land as building plots. What could be built on the plots was controlled by the Estate, with the former estate parkland being earmarked for the finest villas. By 1901 the town’s population had grown to 8,689.
Former Welsh Methodist Chapel, Conway Road (now Matthews hardware store)
The Welsh Methodists built a Chapel on a site in Conway Road, opposite the bottom of Woodland Road West, in 1873 at a cost of £700.
St. John’s Uniting Church, Conway Road
Described as an architectural ornament to the town and regarded as the cathedral of English Methodism on the North Wales coast.
Former St. Andrew’s Church, Lansdowne Road
The church’s foundation stone was laid on November 2nd 1908. The site had been purchased for £750.
Princes Drive Baptist Church
This Church was formally known as the Colwyn Bay English Baptist Church and was founded in 1884.
Friends Meeting House, Erskine Road
There are no records of the first Quaker meetings in Colwyn Bay but it is safe to assume they began in peoples’ homes in the 1890s.
Churches and Chapels
The history and architecture of the Churches and Chapels of Colwyn Bay
Saint David’s Church, Rhiw Road
"We have got a site and £1035 has been raised…" so began the building of Saint David's Church at Rhiw Road.
Capel y Rhos, formerly Hermon Chapel
The original chapel, built in 1903, was called Hermon. It was replaced in 2007 by a new chapel of contemporary design called Capel y Rhos.
Former Engedi Welsh Methodist Chapel, Woodland Road West (now Trinity apartments)
Engedi was opened in Woodland Road West in 1879 by the Presbyterians, who had worshipped in a building on Conway Road.
Salem Chapel (Antioch), Abergele Road
The Welsh congregation funded the building of Capel Salem, which was opened on the September 28th 1885.
Horeb Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Rhiw Road
This chapel, named Horeb, was opened on November 2nd 1902, built on 1,374 square yards of land in Rhiw Road purchased for £550.
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.
Colwyn Bay Hotel
The Colwyn Bay Hotel had 92 bedrooms and 365 windows – one for each day of the year.
Architecture
Colwyn Bay is a relatively recent town, developing rapidly in the late 19th and early 20th century. Until the mid…