A trick of the light one Saturday evening revealed the date 1897 on the red stone fountain near the pier. The Weekly News and Visitors’ Chronicles issue for April 23rd, 1897 includes a report on … [Read more...]
Pier Memories eBook
During the Forties Festival weekend in April 2015 Heritage Group member Cindy Lowe undertook a weekend of collecting visitors' and local people's memories of the pier. Those memories, along with … [Read more...]
Victoria Pier
The future of Colwyn Bay's Victoria Pier was discussed by Conwy County Borough Council today [12/12/13]. A report was presented to the full Council, and Members asked to consider a number of … [Read more...]
No Lottery Funding for the Victoria Pier
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has declined Conwy County Borough Council's application for a grant of £4.9 million to restore Colwyn Bay’s Victoria Pier. The HLF decision was announced on April … [Read more...]
Conwy Council buys the Victoria Pier
On March 28th Conwy County Borough Council announced that it had purchased Colwyn Bay’s Victoria Pier. Iwan Davies, Chief Executive, Conwy County Borough Council said, "The Council recognises that … [Read more...]
Victoria Pier
The Victoria Pier and Pavilion were opened in 1900 and could accommodate 2,500 people. The pier was initially 12 metres wide and 96 metres long, but was later extended to 320 metres. The first … [Read more...]
