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...]
