Mr W.S. Wood came to the area from north west England to the area in 1912 to occupy a small shop selling mostly ladies clothing . During the next 20 years purchased the adjoining premises. Sidney … [Read more...]
399-425 Abergele Road & 1 Princess Road, Old Colwyn
This late 19th century Grade II Listed terrace of commercial properties has residential accommodation above. Whilst they were constructed in stages the unified design, stepping up the slope, is … [Read more...]
Colwyn House
This attractive building was built in 1933-7 to a design by the notable local architect, Sidney Colwyn Foulkes and replaced the earlier building of the Maypole Dairy. It was built for, and … [Read more...]
Station Road
Laid out in 1887 as the town’s main shopping street, Station Road was the centre of a popular shopping centre in North Wales up to the 1960s. The original features of many of the buildings still … [Read more...]
Mayfair Building
Above the shop front of the Mayfair Building is a plaque indicating the building’s former use as the Colwyn Bay Estate Office, from where the sale of building plots and the development of the town was … [Read more...]
Penrhyn Buildings
The 1930s Listed neo Georgian/Art Deco Penrhyn Buildings As a precaution against invasion during World War 2 the first floor of these buildings housed a secret BBC studio to be used in the event of … [Read more...]
Matthews Hardware Store
On Conway Road opposite the HSBC bank and above Matthews Hardware store was another of the town’ s cinemas. Originally called the Colwyn Bay Cinema, it later became the Cosy and by 1937 was owned by … [Read more...]
