Colwyn Bay Heritage

  • English
  • Cymraeg
Home
About
Acknowledgements
Walks
News
History & Heritage
Pensaernïaeth
Bay Youth
Book Shelf
Useful Links
Business
Churches
Colwyn Bay
Colwyn Bay People
Education
Eirias Park
Eisteddfod
Entertainment
Ministry of Food
Old Colwyn
Open Spaces
Oral History
Pier and Pavilion
Police
Rhos-on-Sea
Shops
Sport
Theatre
Tourism
Town Features
Transport
Welsh
World War
Colwyn Timeline
Oral History
Galleries
Contact
Menu
Colwyn Bay Heritage > Education > Min-y-Don Hall and Park, Old Colwyn

Min-y-Don Hall and Park, Old Colwyn

Min y Don Hall was situated next to the Park. Formerly Colwyn Farm, this was built in the 1700s and occupied by the Clough family, descendants of Sir Richard Clough who married Catherine Tudor, a ward of Elizabeth I.

Enhanced over the years, the completed mansion had over 30 rooms. In the 1820s Sir Richard Butler Clough imported coal to a yard near the shore and made Beach Rd into a trade route by narrowing the river and building a retaining wall. Vehicles using the road were charged sixpence (2.5p). A mill in Beach Road ground the abundant local gorse for horse feed. Charles Frost, a later owner, built a mission hall at Bryn y Maen and his widow, Eleanor, financed the building of the church there in 1897. In 1899 she also laid the foundation stone at St John the Baptist in Old Colwyn and gave the chancel’s fittings.

Min y Don Hall 01The Hall was a preparatory school from the early 1900s until 1937 when, along with part of the estate, it was sold to a local builder for housing development.

It was demolished in 1938.

In 1926 the Council was offered a field next to Min y Don Hall for a public park if the community raised £1,000 towards the cost. The park opened in 1928.

Related Posts

  • Ebenezer Chapel, Abergele RoadEbenezer Chapel, Abergele Road
  • St. John’s Church House, Cliff Road, Old ColwynSt. John’s Church House, Cliff Road, Old Colwyn
  • Tan y Coed Gardens, Beach Road, Old ColwynTan y Coed Gardens, Beach Road, Old Colwyn
  • St. Catherine’s Church, Abergele RoadSt. Catherine’s Church, Abergele Road
  • Plough Inn, Abergele Road, Old ColwynPlough Inn, Abergele Road, Old Colwyn
  • Old Colwyn Heritage WalkOld Colwyn Heritage Walk

Filed Under: Education, [:en]Old Colwyn[:cy]Hen Golwyn[:]

About

We are the Colwyn Bay Heritage Group. Our aim is to make the heritage and history of the Colwyn Bay easily accessible and better known amongst those who live here or are  interested in understanding … Read More

Topics

Latest posts

  • Then and Now Meeting 10/10/23 – Celebrating Eirias Park’s Centenary
  • St. John’s Church House, Cliff Road, Old Colwyn
  • The Wren’s Nest, Lansdowne Road
  • Woods Department Store, Station Road
  • Williams Deacon’s Bank, Conwy Road

Useful Pages

  • Home
  • News
  • Useful Links
  • Contact

Follow us on Facebook

Legal

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
Colwyn Bay Heritage Online

Copyright © 2023 Colwyn Bay Heritage Online. All rights reserved.

Colony of Ants Web Design and Development