Old Colwyn

Fairy Glen (Old Colwyn Heritage Walk)

The eastern path along Fairy Glen follows the Afon Colwyn which, with the Fairy Glen (then known as Y Nant),…

When you enter Pen y Bryn, immediately on the right is the old Bethesda Chapel built in 1832 and enlarged…

Old Colwyn’s first cinema, “The Picture House” was on the site of the building which became M & K’s body…

This fine single storey stone building was built in 1912 for the London City and Midland Bank Ltd to a…

This late 19th century Grade II Listed terrace of commercial properties has residential accommodation above. Whilst they were constructed in…

This prominent and largely unaltered church has walls of local carboniferous limestone and a slate roof. Unusually the door and…

The first Presbyterian Chapel, Hebron, opened in 1861 on what is now the path from Rosehill to Llanelian Road, with…

The English Methodists initially worshipped in the Welsh Wesleyan Church, Bethesda, on Sundays after its morning service, in the evening…

The local English Baptist cause began in 1885 at 5 Twnan Terrace (now part of Pen y Bryn). In 1891…

The Welsh Baptist cause began locally in 1861 and its first chapel, Calfaria, was built in 1862 at the top…

St. John’s Church, built in the perpendicular style at a cost of £12,300, is a fine example of the work…

St. John’s Church House, to the side of St. John’s Church, is another fine example of the work of the…

This neo-gothic folly tower was built in 1894 in the grounds of the Tan y Coed mansion as a retreat…

The Plough was originally built in 1829, along with 10 cottages and a smithy, which together were the only freehold…

The Catholic cause began locally in a small convent in Cliff Road in 1933 run by the nuns of the…