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Colwyn Bay Heritage > Churches

Churches and Chapels

Ar ôl gwerthu Stâd Pwllycrochan ym 1865 a sefydlu Cwmni Bae Colwyn a Stâd Pwllycrochan ym 1875 gwerthwyd tir ar gyfer codi adeiladau a thyfodd y dref yn aruthrol. Roedd nifer y boblogaeth wedi cyrraedd 4,754 erbyn 1891, ac oddeutu 12,000 yn 1907 gyda thua 15,000 o ymwelwyr.

Yn ogystal ag adeiladu tai'n gyflym roedd angen adeiladu cyfleusterau cymunedol ar gyfer y nifer cynyddol o drigolion ac ymwelwyr. Roedd eglwysi a chapeli wrth galon bob cymuned yn ystod y cyfnod hwnnw a sefydlwyd nifer o gynulleidfaoedd crefyddol yn y dref. O'r herwydd, adeiladwyd nifer sylweddol o eglwys a chapeli.

Mae’r Grŵp Treftadaeth, gyda chymorth Cytûn ac aelodau o’r cynulleidfaoedd yn y dref, wedi paratoi llwybr treftadaeth a llyfryn yn seiliedig ar hanes y nifer eglwysi a chapeli yma.

St. John’s Church House, Cliff Road, Old Colwyn

St. John’s Church House, to the side of St. John’s Church, is another fine example of the work of the eminent local architect, Sidney Colwyn Foulkes. This community centre, built in 1936 and now a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, General, Old Colwyn, Pensaernïaeth, Sidney Colwyn Foulkes, [:en]Old Colwyn[:cy]Hen Golwyn[:]

Colwyn Foulkes Architectural Practice

Sidney Colwyn Foulkes

Key Dates in Practice history 1910 Founded in 1910 by Sidney Colwyn Foulkes 1927 Design & build of the Colwyn Bay & West Denbighshire Hospital 1935 Palace Cinema won Cinema … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Churches, Colwyn Bay, Colwyn Bay People, Entertainment, General, Housing, Old Colwyn, Pensaernïaeth, Rhos-on-Sea, Sidney Colwyn Foulkes

Bethel Chapel, Miners Lane, Penmaenrhos

The work of local architect Sidney Colwyn Foulkes. Background Miners Lane runs off Abergele Road, Old Colwyn, close to the top of the hill towards LLanddulas, just before where the Hotel 70 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, General, Housing, Pensaernïaeth, Sidney Colwyn Foulkes

Sidney Colwyn Foulkes (1884-1971)

Sidney Colwyn Foulkes

Sidney Colwyn Foulkes OBE, Hon.M.Arch (Liverpool), FRIBA, FILA., AMTPI. The information presented relates to the work of Sidney Colwyn Foulkes’ work in Colwyn Bay and Rhos on Sea.   He undertook … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Churches, Colwyn Bay People, General, Housing, Pensaernïaeth, Sidney Colwyn Foulkes

The Remarkable Reverend William Hughes and the African Institute

The Colwyn Bay Heritage Group was delighted to premiere this short film titled ‘The Remarkable Reverend William Hughes and the African Institute of Colwyn Bay’ during a Then and Now event. The film, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, Education, General, History, News

Bethesda Welsh Methodist Church, Old Colwyn

This prominent and largely unaltered church has walls of local carboniferous limestone and a slate roof. Unusually the door and window openings, quoins, parapet and the like, are not sandstone as in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, [:en]Old Colwyn[:cy]Hen Golwyn[:]

Hebron Presbyterian Chapel, Abergele Road, Old Colwyn

The first Presbyterian Chapel, Hebron, opened in 1861 on what is now the path from Rosehill to Llanelian Road, with the houses built alongside it named Hebron Terrace. The chapel has since been … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, [:en]Old Colwyn[:cy]Hen Golwyn[:]

English Methodist Church, Old Colwyn

The English Methodists initially worshipped in the Welsh Wesleyan Church, Bethesda, on Sundays after its morning service, in the evening above Alex Orme’s toyshop and in the week in Shiloh Chapel in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, [:en]Old Colwyn[:cy]Hen Golwyn[:]

English Baptist Church, Abergele Road, Old Colwyn

The local English Baptist cause began in 1885 at 5 Twnan Terrace (now part of Pen y Bryn). In 1891 a corrugated iron roofed building from Penmaenmawr, costing £60, was erected on the site of what … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, [:en]Old Colwyn[:cy]Hen Golwyn[:]

Calfaria Welsh Baptist Chapel, Princess Road, Old Colwyn

The Welsh Baptist cause began locally in 1861 and its first chapel, Calfaria, was built in 1862 at the top of Church Walks (now two houses, nos. 15 & 16). The present building, costing £1,860, was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, [:en]Old Colwyn[:cy]Hen Golwyn[:]

St. John’s Church, Station Road, Old Colwyn

St. John’s Church, built in the perpendicular style at a cost of £12,300, is a fine example of the work of the eminent Chester architect, John Douglas, (1830-1911), who also designed St. Paul’s Church … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, [:en]Old Colwyn[:cy]Hen Golwyn[:]

St. John’s Church House, Cliff Road (Old Colwyn Walk)

St. John’s Church House, to the side of St. John’s Church, is another fine example of the work of the eminent local architect, Sidney Colwyn Foulkes. This community centre, built in 1936 and now a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, Eisteddfod, [:en]Old Colwyn[:cy]Hen Golwyn[:]

St. Augustine’s Priory, Cliff Road, Old Colwyn

The Catholic cause began locally in a small convent in Cliff Road in 1933 run by the nuns of the Order of St. Augustine. The nuns allowed its wider use as a chapel of ease for St Joseph’s Catholic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, [:en]Old Colwyn[:cy]Hen Golwyn[:]

Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall, Beach Road, Old Colwyn

In 1985 about 1,000 Jehovah's Witness volunteers from all over the country came to build the Kingdom Hall and two days later the twelfth quick build project undertaken in the UK by the Jehovah's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, [:en]Old Colwyn[:cy]Hen Golwyn[:]

United Reformed Church, Berthes Road, Old Colwyn

In 1898 English Congregationalists began meeting in Ebenezer chapel schoolroom, and in 1925 built this church. The wood from several cleared oak trees on the site was given to the poor for firewood. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Churches, [:en]Old Colwyn[:cy]Hen Golwyn[:]

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