Background The Wren’s Nest stands on the northern side of Lansdowne Road on a corner plot at its junction with Alexandra Road. In the mid 1920s Sydney Colwyn Foulkes was asked by Mrs Annie Guy … [Read more...]
Colwyn Foulkes Architectural Practice
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...]
Sidney Colwyn Foulkes (1884-1971) – Life Story
Sidney Colwyn Foulkes OBE, Hon.M.Arch (Liverpool), FRIBA, FILA., AMTPI. NB The narrative below focuses on the life and career of Sidney Colwyn Foulkes as it relates primarily to Colwyn … [Read more...]
Ridge Cottage, Penrhos Road, Rhos on Sea
Penrhos Road, Rhos on Sea, links the Promenade with Upper Promenade and is notable for the sharp left and right hand bends and the steep climb up from the Promenade. Ridge Cottage stands above the … [Read more...]
Ollershaw House, Ebberston Road West, Rhos on Sea
The work of local architect Sidney Colwyn Foulkes. Ollershaw House, 23, Ebberston Road West, Rhos on Sea stands on the northern side of the road not far from the junction with Tan y Bryn … [Read more...]
Moryn, Cayley Promenade
Travelling up Cayley Promenade in the direction of Rhos on Sea, at the top of the slope one comes across this substantial two storey house which occupies the corner plot of Cayley Promenade and Bryn y … [Read more...]
Heaton Place, Rhos on Sea
Background Heaton Place is sandwiched between Ebberston Road West and Digby Road, in the “upper” part of Rhos on Sea. It is the property of the Eventide Homes Charitable Housing Trust. The Trust … [Read more...]
Elwy Road Housing Estate, Rhos on Sea
The Elwy Road Housing Estate in Rhos on Sea is one of Sidney Colwyn Foulkes’ main contributions to the development and architectural heritage of the town. This estate is of particular significance, … [Read more...]
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...]
Sidney Colwyn Foulkes (1884-1971)
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...]
