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

The History of Theatr Colwyn

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...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, History, Pensaernïaeth, Theatre

Former Municipal Building

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...]

Filed Under: Pensaernïaeth

Police Station and Town Hall

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...]

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Colwyn House

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...]

Filed Under: Pensaernïaeth, Shops

Theatr Colwyn

theatr colwyn

Built in 1885, the theatre was used for a wide range of events from military balls to political rallies, including the congregation of St Paul’s Church, whose iron church had burnt down. In 1909 it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Pensaernïaeth, Theatre

Victoria Pier

Victoria Pier

The Victoria Pier and Pavilion were opened in 1900 and could accommodate 2,500 people. The pier was initially 12 metres wide and 96 metres long, but was later extended to 320 metres. The first … [Read more...]

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

Station Road

Station Road

Laid out in 1887 as the town’s main shopping street, Station Road was the centre of a popular shopping centre in North Wales up to the 1960s.  The original features of many of the buildings still … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pensaernïaeth, Shops

Princess Picture House

Princess Picture House

Built in 1914, this was one of the many cinemas in the town.   A balcony was added in 1932, together with neo-Egyptian embellishments to its architecture.  Some picture houses had very plush … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Pensaernïaeth

Former Metropole Hotel

Former Metropole Hotel

Along with many other buildings in Colwyn Bay, the Metropole Hotel was taken over by the Government during World War 2 to accommodate staff from the Ministry of Food who were moved from London and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pensaernïaeth, World War

Mayfair Building

Mayfair Building

Above the shop front of the Mayfair Building is a plaque indicating the building’s former use as the Colwyn Bay Estate Office, from where the sale of building plots and the development of the town was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pensaernïaeth, Shops

English Presbyterian Church

English Presbyterian Church

The church was built in 1891 at a cost of £3,700 in the red brick, terracotta and tile which may be seen in a number of other local churches and chapels. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, Pensaernïaeth

Ivy House

Ivy House

Ivy House, the limestone building now occupied by the tobacconists, was built in 1865 and was Colwyn Bay’s first house and shop. Ivy Street itself is of note as it is the only “Street” in Colwyn Bay. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pensaernïaeth

Royal Bank of Scotland

Royal Bank of Scotland

The Royal Bank of Scotland, was built in 1931 and also designed by Sidney Colwyn Foulkes, originally for William Deacon’s Bank, later becoming Williams and Glyn’s Bank, and then the Royal Bank of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pensaernïaeth

Penrhyn Buildings

Penrhyn Buildings

The 1930s Listed neo Georgian/Art Deco Penrhyn Buildings As a precaution against invasion during World War 2 the first floor of these buildings housed a secret BBC studio to be used in the event of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pensaernïaeth, Shops

The Central

Central Hotel

Built in 1870, its Gothic style and use of local carboniferous limestone is an example of the early phase of the town’s development which is now scarce. Originally called the Station Hotel, it would … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Pensaernïaeth

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