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Historical images from the beautiful Llandudno, Conwy & Colwyn Bay area of North Wales

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PALLADIUM AND SAVOY CINEMAS, LLANDUDNO15 viewsSep 30, 2023
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HIGH TIDE, COLWYN BAY PROMENADE, MARCH 200914 viewsThe Pier & Promenade have since been redeveloped, leaving very little remaining as in this photo.Sep 30, 2023
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HIGH TIDE AT COLWYN BAY PIER, 200914 viewsSep 30, 2023
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INTERIOR WOOLWORTHS, MOSTYN STREET, LLANDUDNO 24-12-200819 viewsThe pitiful remains of the once mighty Woolworths empire are picked over by bargain hunters in the Llandudno store. Even the shelving units themselves are disappearing as they are sold off, with the remaining shelves full of dusty & ancient stock retrieved from the depths of the storeoom. Sad to see it end this way.Sep 30, 2023
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LLANDUDNO WOOLWORTHS, CLOSING DAY 200819 viewsLlandudno Woolworths closed on Saturday 27th December 2008Sep 30, 2023
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STORMY SEAS, CAYLEY PROMENADE, RHOS ON SEA 200848 viewsThe Promenade has since been redeveloped (2022/23) and all of the kiosks/shelters visible have been removed.Sep 30, 2023
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COLWYN BAY PIER 200730 viewsFreshly painted railings do not disguise the deteriorating overall state of the pier at this timeSep 28, 2023
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PENMORFA HOTEL LLANDUDNO 200718 viewsRear of the former Penmorfa/Gogarth Abbey Hotel at West Shore, Llandudno. It was originally a holiday home for the Liddell family, whose daughter, Alice, was the inspiration for Alice's Adventures In Wonderland and it is often suggested that Lewis Carroll was inspired to write the book after staying here. Sep 28, 2023
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1842 view from Pwllygwychiad Farm, Llandudno33 viewsLooking from the farm (which was situated roughly where the Cenotaph is now) towards the present-day site of the Tram stationSep 28, 2023
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COLWYN BAY PIER IN 200734 viewsSep 28, 2023
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ARNE HALL, CRAIGSIDE, LLANDUDNO11 views"Arne Hall was built in mock Tudor style for the famous Tate and Lyle sugar family in about 1880, at a time when Llandudno was just being developed as an important seaside resort. With commanding views across Llandudno bay it was the first major building at Craigside and was originally called Summerhill. The legend has it that one of the wives of the family used to watch out with a telescope, from the tower, for their sugar boats on their way into Liverpool from the West Indies."Sep 28, 2023
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HOTEL 70 DEGREES, COLWYN BAY14 viewsThe Colwyn Bay Hotel (formerly Hotel 70 Degrees) enters its final days in 2006 after permission was granted for demolition and replacement by apartments. The building was a local landmark, both due to its trendy 70s angled design and the fact that it is perched upon the top of a cliff overlooking Colwyn Bay.Sep 28, 2023
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GRAND THEATRE TICKETS, 195817 viewsOne of the two books of tickets saved from a skip outside the Grand Theatre in Llandudno during conversion to a nightclub back in the late 1980s. The tickets are for Friday, July 4th, 1958 and are for the Front Stalls at 6 Shillings each.

UPDATE: Thanks to Geraint Morgan from Llandudno Library, who says that the show that night was "a Dennis Driscoll comedy play called 'Job for the boy', a bit of a North country comedy. Leading parts include Richard Steele, Shelagh Tiffany, Ian Shand and Mark Eden.
Sep 28, 2023
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STARTIME FOLLIES OF 1984, PIER PAVILION, LLANDUDNO17 viewsThis poster was for the final season of summer shows at the Pier Pavilion, Llandudno. After 98 years, the theatre closed at the end of the 1984 season due to falling audiences, increased maintenance costs and fire regulations. Sep 28, 2023
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TILED WATER FOUNTAIN, RHOS POINT SHELTER, RHOS ON SEA24 viewsPretty sure it has gone now, sadly (2023)Sep 27, 2023
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THE GLASSHOUSE, HAULFRE GARDENS, LLANDUDNO 200629 viewsInstalled in 2000, destroyed by vandals shortly afterwards.Sep 27, 2023
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TOWN GUIDE, RHOS ON SEA PROMENADE 200511 viewsSep 27, 2023
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IMPERIAL PUB, STATION ROAD, COLWYN BAY 201011 viewsAwaiting redevelopment (2023)Sep 27, 2023
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LITTEN TREE PUB, STATION ROAD, COLWYN BAY13 viewsCurrently derelict (2023)Sep 27, 2023
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VAUGHAN STREET LLANDUDNO FROM FILDES HOTEL 1900S17 viewsSep 26, 2023
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MOSTYN STREET LLANDUDNO 1900S10 viewsSep 26, 2023
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OUSTDIE PIER PAVILION LLANDUDNO 1900S9 viewsSep 26, 2023
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LLANDUDNO PROMENADE 1900S11 viewsSep 26, 2023
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CORNER MOSTYN STREET AND GLODDAETH STREET LLANDUDNO 1900S19 viewsSep 26, 2023
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LLANDUDNO PIER ENTRANCE 1900S11 viewsSep 26, 2023
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IMPERIAL HOTEL AND MOSTYN CRESCENT LLANDUDNO 1920S17 viewsSep 26, 2023
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PIER PAVILION INTERIOR LLANDUDNO 1900S10 viewsSep 26, 2023
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ODEON CINEMA LLANDUDNO 1940S11 viewsSep 25, 2023
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ROTHESAY HOTEL, COLWYN BAY PROMENADE 200912 viewsNow demolished and replaced by an apartment complexSep 24, 2023
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ROYAL PUB, ABERGELE ROAD, COLWYN BAY 200816 viewsCurrently derelict (2023)Sep 24, 2023
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RHOS PRIORY, RHOS ON SEA 200826 viewsAwaiting demolition, now an apartment complexSep 24, 2023
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RHOS PRIORY, RHOS ON SEA, 200822 viewsAwaiting demolition, now an apartment complexSep 24, 2023
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RHIOS PRIORY, RHOS ON SEA, 200822 viewsAwaiting demolitionSep 24, 2023
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COLWYN BAY PIER IN 200624 viewsSep 24, 2023
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RHOS HARBOUR BISTRO, RHOS ON SEA PROMENADE28 viewsCurrently derelict and awaiting redevelopment (2023)Sep 24, 2023
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ABANDONED FORMER GOODS YARD AT LLANDUDNO RAILWAY STATION12 viewsSep 24, 2023
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