The beautiful ornamental gates at the Abergele Road entrance to Eirias Park were a gift to the town from the profits of the very successful Royal National Eisteddfod of 1947 which took place in the … [Read more...]
Y Gymraeg
18. Gorsedd Stone Circle
Following National Eisteddfod tradition, this gorsedd stone circle was placed here in preparation for the proclamation ceremony of the Royal National Eisteddfod, which took place on June 26th, 1940. … [Read more...]
Tabernacl Chapel, Abergele Road
The Welsh Baptist congregation in the area first met in Old Colwyn, originally in Church Walks, where they later agreed to share the building with the English Baptists. Tabernacl Chapel on the … [Read more...]
Former Welsh Methodist Chapel, Conway Road
The Welsh Methodists built a Chapel on the site in Conway Road in 1873 at a cost of £700. The first Minister was the Rev. E. W. Evans, M.A., from Tarvin and his congregation was only a small one. … [Read more...]
Saint David’s Church, Rhiw Road
In 1899 a notice went out from Canon Hugh Roberts, the Vicar of Colwyn Bay, entitled ‘Final and Urgent Appeal Towards a Welsh Church’. “May we respectfully bring our case and an exceptional one, … [Read more...]
Capel y Rhos, formerly Hermon Chapel
The original chapel on this site was called Hermon. Built in 1903 (and dedicated in 1904), it was demolished in 2007 to be replaced by the modern building that you can now see. It is now named Capel … [Read more...]
Engedi Welsh Methodist Chapel
The chapel opened in 1879 by the Welsh Presbyterians, who had previously worshiped alongside the English Presbyterians in a building on Conway Road, now occupied by Matthews Hardware … [Read more...]
Salem Chapel (Antioch), Abergele Road
The birth of Congregationalism in Colwyn Bay resulted from a joint effort of Welsh and English pioneers. In 1878 an iron building was built in Abergele Road at its junction with Sea View Road, … [Read more...]
Horeb Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Rhiw Road
The first Wesleyan Chapel to be built in the area was at Bron y nant in 1809, nine years after the denomination started its mission in Wales. A chapel was started at Pen-y-bryn in Old Colwyn in … [Read more...]
Bethlehem Welsh Methodist Chapel, Lawson Road
This Methodist chapel began life in 1897 as a branch of Engedi, but later in the same year it was established as a separate chapel. It became clear very quickly that the chapel was too small, and the … [Read more...]
