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Colwyn Bay Heritage > Pensaernïaeth > Page 3

[:en]Colwyn Bay is rich in Victorian and Edwardian architecture.[:cy]Mae Bae Colwyn yn llawn o adeiladau Fictoraidd ac Edwardaidd eu pensaerniaeth.

Former Welsh Methodist Chapel, Conway Road

The Welsh Methodists built a Chapel on the site in Conway Road in 1873 at a cost of £700. The first Minister was the Rev. E. W. Evans, M.A., from Tarvin and his congregation was only a small one.  … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, Pensaernïaeth, Welsh

St. John’s Uniting Church, Conway Road

St John’s has been rightly described as an architectural ornament to the town and in some ways could be regarded as the cathedral of English Methodism on the North Wales coast.  In addition, the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, Pensaernïaeth

St. Andrew’s Church, Lansdowne Road

During the early years of the 20th century, it became evident that the Mission Church, situated in Coed Pella Road, was not sufficiently large to meet the growing needs of the west end of the parish, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, Pensaernïaeth

Princes Drive Baptist Church

The Church was formally known as the Colwyn Bay English Baptist Church and was founded in 1884.  At first the congregation shared the premises of the Welsh Baptist Chapel in Old Colwyn, holding … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, Pensaernïaeth

Friends Meeting House, Erskine Road

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...]

Filed Under: Churches, Pensaernïaeth

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...]

Filed Under: Churches, Introduction, Pensaernïaeth

Saint David’s Church, Rhiw Road

St Davids Church

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...]

Filed Under: Churches, Pensaernïaeth, Welsh

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...]

Filed Under: Churches, Pensaernïaeth, Welsh

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...]

Filed Under: Churches, Pensaernïaeth, Welsh

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...]

Filed Under: Churches, Pensaernïaeth, Welsh

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...]

Filed Under: Churches, Pensaernïaeth, Welsh

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...]

Filed Under: Churches, Pensaernïaeth, Welsh

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...]

Filed Under: General, Pensaernïaeth

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...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Pensaernïaeth, Pier and Pavilion

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...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Pensaernïaeth, Pier and Pavilion, Tourism

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