Llwyngwril
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Map of Gwynedd
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Llwyngwril memories
Read and share memories of Llwyngwril and Gwynedd inspired by Frith photos
Llwyngwril in the 1940's and 1950's
I was born in Shrewsbury in 1940 and my mother and I moved in with my grandmother at tawelfan in 1941. This was opposite the lane that leads down to the beach via the Friends burial ground and alongside another lane that lead up to Llwyn ddu farm and a footpath that took you up and over the mountain.
Contributed by tony russell
Parents marriage
My parents were married in Llwyngwryl church shortly after the First World War. Is the church still there and can anyone tell me where I can find the Parish Records which would have contained details of their marriage?
Contributed by Denys Owen
Happy childhood holidays
I say 1950 for the year my memory relates to but in fact my memories cover from around 1946 to 196
I've only just found this web site for "Memories" although have looked at the site before and what nostalgia it has evoked in me.
My memories are all childhood ones; it's been too long since I visited this dearest of villages, although from what people who have visited since I was there say the place has changed but little which is heartwarming. One day I hope to see it again.
When I was a child my cousin and I spent almost every school Easter, Whitsun (as it was known then) and Summer holidays there. We were fortunate that ...read more here
Contributed by Margaret Garrod
memories of the village
Having moved back to Shrewsbury, my family and I spent many holidays in the village in the 1950's and we spent many day trips on Sundays in the village, parking by the Friends burial ground and having a picnic lunch and enjoying the sea air and the lovely beach. I would have my Ian Allan railway spotters book and would write down all the locomotive numbers. This exercise gave me a lifelong love of the Cambrian railways system. More recently I have collected postcards of the village and have a total of 110 out of 159 I have traced. Of course Francis Frith were the most prolific of publishers and I am trying to catologue them but have several gaps. I ...read more here
Contributed by tony russell