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Offline Merddin Emrys

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Re: Old Llandudno Pictures
« Reply #30 on: February 13, 2013, 11:47:28 am »
One year on, still happy in the new home! Some pics from a Sixties guide book, didn't it look great back then!





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« Reply #31 on: February 26, 2013, 08:35:45 pm »
A nice photo from 1934 of the shop that is now Nigel Roberts Newsagents on Gloddaeth Street. Is the woman on the right running for a bus?

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Re: Old Llandudno Pictures
« Reply #32 on: February 26, 2013, 08:55:40 pm »
A great pic, the shop looked very interesting back in those days!
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Re: Old Llandudno Pictures
« Reply #33 on: May 14, 2013, 11:08:01 pm »
More pics from two of my old books
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Re: Old Llandudno Pictures
« Reply #34 on: May 15, 2013, 07:20:40 am »
It's interesting to see how much younger the town was, then. Many trees in their infancy and the town itself markedly smaller.
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Re: Old Llandudno Pictures
« Reply #35 on: May 15, 2013, 08:08:00 am »
All taken around 1886-1900 (Pavilion was finished but Grand Hotel construction not started).

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Re: Old Llandudno Pictures
« Reply #36 on: May 15, 2013, 08:53:31 am »
Mostyn Street - and not a car or tram track in sight! 
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Re: Old Llandudno Pictures
« Reply #37 on: May 15, 2013, 10:20:24 am »
or bus stop.

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Re: Old Llandudno Pictures
« Reply #38 on: July 21, 2013, 07:50:05 pm »
Lovely shot from the 1970s of Happy Valley:

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Re: Old Llandudno Pictures
« Reply #39 on: August 03, 2013, 11:57:27 am »
Sorry my appearances on the site a rarity nowadays-90% due to working abroad for most of the time in recent years.

Alerting members to the showing of a 1952 film on TV tomorrow (Sunday 4th August) much of which was shot in Llandudno in that year.

The film is called 'Hindle Wakes' and here's the link to a film website with a local history emphasis

http://reelstreets.com/index.php?option=com_films_online&task=view&id=420&film_ref=hindle_wakes_%281952%29&Itemid=3

Needs going to page 3 or 4 for the Llandudno scenes.

NB, Its on early! 6.00am BBC 2

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Re: Old Llandudno Pictures
« Reply #40 on: August 03, 2013, 12:44:08 pm »
Thanks for the early warning, R.

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Re: Old Llandudno Pictures
« Reply #41 on: August 04, 2013, 02:21:11 pm »
Hindle Wakes was a fascinating watch, although it did seem at times like a simple travelogue of Blackpool and Llandudno. What I hadn't realised was that it's a landmark production, being a third remake of two previously  made silent movies and - interestingly - still being staged with the centenary production of the 1912 feminist classic and the first London production in more than 30 years having had the entire run completely sold out at the Finborough Theatre during 2012.

The film version shown was overly simplistic but it nicely foreshadowed the 1960's revolution in attitudes and social awareness.
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Re: Old Llandudno Pictures
« Reply #42 on: August 04, 2013, 03:12:48 pm »
I think they have got the wrong kiosk on page 4 – hinwa132.

They have photographed Fester’s emporium instead of the gents' toilets towards the end of the pier.

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Re: Old Llandudno Pictures
« Reply #43 on: August 04, 2013, 03:52:54 pm »
That's a really interesting site, RichieC.  Lots of old favourites there - and of local interest it also has Unman Wittering and Zigo.

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Re: Old Llandudno Pictures
« Reply #44 on: August 04, 2013, 05:38:17 pm »
Just watched that film. Thanks RichieC.
What a great Sunday afternoon blast of nostalgia.
Poor old Cathy and Old Mrs Hollins though!