Bethesda
Bethesda maps (2 available)
Map of Gwynedd
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Bethesda books (2 available)
- 5 photos on Bethesda appear in 4 Frith books - View photos of Bethesda
- Read extracts and see photos from these books on Bethesda and Gwynedd
Bethesda memories
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Bethesda memories
I used to rock climb in the area during the 1960's with my friends.
Not that I was a good climber, but I loved the rugged freedom of the mountains. I also have memories of a young girl from Gerlan who was very nice to me. Her name was Sylvia.
Contributed by pete b
Gwynedd memories
Bethesda memories
I used to rock climb in the area during the 1960's with my friends.
Not that I was a good climber, but I loved the rugged freedom of the mountains. I also have memories of a young girl from Gerlan who was very nice to me. Her name was Sylvia.
A memory of Bethesda contributed by pete b
Caernarvonshire & Anglesey Hospital
I remember doing my nurse training in this hospital 1967-70, it was a beautiful old building, now I believe it is a supermarket, oh dear!!! I wonder is there anyone out there who did training at the same hospital,I am so surprised to see no one has left a memory of Bangor.
A memory of Bangor contributed by delphine chapple
My Childhood memories of Menai Bridge
My father was born in Talwrn near Llangefni and each year we would go by train to Liverpool and then go to the pier head and board St Tudno which sailed at 10 30 am, dropping people off about 12 in Llandidno then onto Menai Bridge, where we arrived around 2pm. We always looked to see who could see Menai Bridge first, and passing by Bango Pier we knew that my grandparents would be waiting for us with the horse and wagon, then the first stop was to my Aunt Mary and Uncle Tom in Llanfair PG who had a big spread waiting for us [he was a mail man in Llanfair PG]. Across the road from my aunt's was a ...read more here
A memory of Menai Bridge contributed by Trevor Williams
Extracts From Bethesda & Gwynedd books
This Snowdonian village on the Holyhead Road (A5) lies at the mouth of the pass of Nant Ffrancon, beneath the famous Penrhyn slate quarries, once the largest in the world and still producing slate today. It developed as a slate mining town for the thousands of workers once employed at Penrhyn, but it took its name from the large chapel in the middle of town. Here we are looking across the town towards the mountain, Y Garn, and the Penrhyn quarries. St Ann’s Church, built in 1865, is on the right. The Penrhyn quarries are 1,140 ft deep.
An extract from from"North Wales Photographic Memories".
Bethesda, a village born of slate and the workings of the Penrhyn Quarry, has always had a vibrant community. This spirit is perhaps due to its history: the villagers were united by the infamous Penrhyn Lockout, when the quarry owner, Lord Penrhyn, locked his workers out, bringing them ultimately to heel by great hardship and starvation, an act that was never forgotten.
An extract from from"Wales Living Memories".
This engine is the ‘Sybil Mary’. A tram road was constructed by Lord Penrhyn in 1872 to link the Penrhyn quarries and the new harbour at Port Penrhyn near Bangor.
An extract from from"North Wales Photographic Memories".