Education

Miss Ethel May Hovey – digital exhibition

Ethel Hovey’s name should be synonymous with Colwyn Bay and the history of women’s contributions in Wales. Yet, despite her remarkable…

The Costain Building and Memorial Hall, Rydal School, Lansdowne Road, Colwyn Bay The work of local architect Sidney Colwyn Foulkes.…

Tales Out of School is a collection of memories of schooldays, along with photographs and is available to download here…

The Colwyn Bay Heritage Group was delighted to premiere this short film titled ‘The Remarkable Reverend William Hughes and the…

Summary: This pleasant site provides about 5 acres of public open space. It incorporates 2 secluded woodland paths, both leading…

Min y Don Hall was situated next to the Park. Formerly Colwyn Farm, this was built in the 1700s and…

In 1920 the college was relocated to Upper Colwyn Bay and then to its more familiar home on East Parade during the summer of 1923.

The building of the first school on the Eirias site began in 1903 for the Higher Grade School. In 1919…

Land was purchased from the Colwyn Bay and Pwllychrochan Estate Company and the foundation stone was laid August 10th 1898.

In 1925 a free standing chapel was built on the site of Penrhos College as the number of pupils at the college increased.

Rydal School for boys was founded in 1885 by the leading Methodist educationalist, T.G.Osborn.

Mary Swainson's book is a lovely mix of the history and students' memories of the school.

Gillian Evans' recently published history of the award-winning Coleg Llandrillo Cymru.

Published to celebrate Ysgol Bod Alaw's 50th birthday, it covers the history of the school from Riviere's Avenue to Barberry Hill.

On Sunday 3rd September 1939 war was declared with Germany, I was just seven weeks and two days short of my fifth birthday and living in Rhos-on-Sea.