Ebenezer Chapel, Abergele Road, Old Colwyn
Opening in 1815, Ebenezer was the first church or chapel built in Old Colwyn and was on land purchased for…
Churches
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 the population reaching 4,754 in 1891 and around 12,000 in 1907, with an estimated 15,000 visitors.
Alongside the rapid house building there was a need for community facilities for the growing number of both residents and visitors. Churches and chapels were at the heart of every community during this time and many religious congregations became established in the town and a substantial number of churches and chapels were built.
The Heritage Group, with assistance from Cytûn and members of the congregations in the town, has completed a heritage walk and booklet based around the history of these many churches and chapels.
National Spiritualist Church
The Spiritualist Church has used a former house on Woodland Road West since 1935. Further information: Colwyn Bay Spiritualist Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Opposite the Princes Drive Baptist Church on Princes Drive is the building where the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints holds its meetings.
Synagogue, Princes Drive
No. 37 was converted into a synagogue known as Zion House and opened on June 27th 1948.
The Congo Institute
Established by Rev. W. Hughes for training African children where they were taught trades and educated in Christianity.
Saint Paul’s Church, Abergele Road
On July 13th, 1888 the broad and spacious five bay nave of St. Paul's Church was consecrated.
Former Shiloh Chapel, Greenfield Road (now Coastal Ceramics)
Land was acquired in Greenfield Road at a cost of £122, and a small chapel was built, which opened in 1876.
St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church, Conway Road
Land was purchased from the Colwyn Bay and Pwllychrochan Estate Company and the foundation stone was laid August 10th 1898.
Tabernacl Chapel, Abergele Road
Tabernacl Chapel on the north side of Abergele Road was built in 1888 and was used by both the Welsh and the English Baptist congregations.
Union Church, Abergele Road
The site of the Union Church was bought by Congregationalists in 1874, an iron structure seating 200 was erected and dedicated.
Former Woodhill Baptist Church, Woodhill Road
Built in 1902 as a mission outreach church from Engedi, it was known as Rhiw Chapel or “the chapel on the hill”.
Woodhill Baptist Church, Hawarden Road (formerly the English Presbyterian Church)
The English Presbyterian church on Conway Road was opened on January 11th, 1891 by Principal Thomas Charles Edwards D.D.
Former Nant y Glyn Methodist Church, Abergele Road
September 1904 was an important month in the history of Wesleyan Methodism in Colwyn Bay.
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.
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.