The Village c1965, Gronant
The Village c1965, Gronant Ref: G167132
Memories of The Village c1965, Gronant
Childhood Holidays
We stayed in a ramshackle bungalow on the Warren and Miss Doyle, the owner, stayed in an outhouse while she rented the place to us for the week! We had the most wonderful times there and went every year for a long time. Sunny days, sandy beaches and happy times! We used to stroll up to the Gronant Arms with our mum and dad and sit in a whitewashed shed and have crisps (with the little bag of salt in) and a bottle of lemonade.
Another place we stayed in had diferent wallpaper on every wall, hardly 5 * accommodation but we had a great time.
My husband and I stayed at the Beaches Hotel earlier this year and took a drive down to where the Warren used to be and I was really nostalgic.
Great to see the photos.
The Sand Dunes And Buried Treasure
Living on the warren in Carlton Bungalow seemed to be so simple, no pressures of modern living, just buying a few bits from Rainfords Ice Cream Parlour, Nellie Radcliffes or Mrs Davies's grocery shops or Smithys gift shop usually with the proceeds of a treasure hunt in the dunes looking for coppers dropped in the sand, It is no wonder my mother Ena Lewis loved the place, it was a laid back way of life. I have since those days lost contact with my cousins Carol,Terry and Christine Lewis, can anybody tell me of their whereabouts?
Victorian Gwespyr.
Hi, my father Arthur Joseph Smith was born in Gwespyr in 1900 he is listed along with his brother William on the war memorial, both having served in WW1, my father joined up in June of 1918 on his eighteenth birthday. Recalling from memories supplied by A.J. he lived in both the old post office and Rose cottage. My grandfather was John Smith who was a stone mason, he died quite a young man in 1913, from the effects of dust damaging lungs. A question which someone might answer for me, on the 1901 census my father and of course grandparents are listed as living in Caernarvon Street, Llanasa, does anyone know where this was, and does it still exist. I know Llanasa today, and I do not recall any small side roads, just the five main roads that meet outside the red lion. Thanks for any possible information.
Tony Smith, Crewe, Cheshire.
Gronant & local memories
Read and share memories of Gronant and Clwyd inspired by Frith photos.
Sherwood Chalet, Rainfords Camp
Dad booked a lovely green chalet, with the above name (Sherwood Chalet). He died in 2002, but I remember him saying he paid 30 shillings for the two weeks.T he chalet slept 4. The noise from the steam trains was deafening as they carried thousands of holidaymakers to Rhyl and beyond. I remember the film shows for us kids, John Wayne in 'Apache' etc. The films were shown in a club near the camp. We went gathering mushrooms at 6am most mornings. I have since travelled all over, yet they were better days.
My Birth Place
Hi, has anyone got some pictures of the Warren in the 1960s? My mum spent holidays there and met my dad, I was born in 1967. My grandparents lived in the Warren. My parents split up just after a year and my father lives still in Talacre, but I have no contact with him. My mother would like some old pictures to build a family tree to pass on to her great-granchildren, any information would be great, thanks. Contact me on 0161 343 3170 and ask for Ann.
MY MOTHER MY BIRTH PLACE
I know very little about the start of my life at the warren i was born in the summer of 1965 at chatsworth house in prestatyn and my mother was resident there in a converted bus belonging to my aunt she had 6 a lot of kids and was a mormon my mothers name was christine she later put me up for adoption I know my mother was there for some months before I was born and about a year after I was born im 43 now and have moved back to prestatyn 6 months ago is there anyone out there that can show me the exact location all I know it was call the warren and it was in gronant contact me topioy@hotmail.com if you can help me
Sun, Sea & Sandhills at Gronant
Going on our holiday in dad's car to nan & grandad's holiday bungalows, driving over the railway bridge and onto what I always knew as Gronant (The Warren), the first thing we would see would be the little wooden shops. My dad would carry me on his shoulders to buy a windmill and a bucket & spade and then onto the sandhills for a day of fun.
What fantastic memories of our family holidays of sun, sea and sandhills at Gronant. (The picture is just how I remember the wooden shops).
