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Old Colwyn| Llysfaen| Llanddulas| Colwyn Bay| Llanelian| Rhyd-Y-Foel| Rhos On Sea| Llandrillo Yn Rhos| Gwrych Castle| Mochdre| Betws Yn Rhos| Penrhyn Bay| Abergele| Llandudno Junction| Deganwy| Towyn| Towyn| St George| Llandudno| Llanfairtalhaiarn| Eglwysbach| Tal Y Cafn
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Clwyd memories
The Donkey Path to The Beach
Does anyone remember the `Donkey Path`? The fairy glen looks vaguely familiar but I was very young and can`t remember details. My aunt and family lived in one of the beautiful houses overlooking the beach in Old Colwyn. The houses were knocked down when the bypass was introduced to the town. My aunt emigrated to Australia after that.
I just remember an exciting time going for walks along the donkey path to the beach. Thinking of it now I can almost smell the seaside.
The Donkey Path
Re The Donkey path. I think Joanne is wrong - I know the embankment you speak of, there used to be a miniature railway which ran along the bottom of the embankment from the Prom entrance of Erias Park along to the Pier. The Donkey Path went/goes from opposite the Marine Hotel in Old Colwyn down to the beach, it branched off towards Glan Y Don and the Civic Centre to the rear of the Police HQ. It was so called as a Donkey was raffled to raise money for the making the path.
The Llandudno & Colwyn Bay Tramway in Old Colwyn
What an interesting photograph of a grey painted tram heading for the 'Queens Hotel' terminus which was just over half of a mile away.
It would take just over five minutes and three tramstops to reach the terminus where, the brakes would be wound on full to counteract the falling gradient there. The conductor would hold on to the trolley pole rope, pull it down and tie it down to the front bumper. He would then untie the other trolley pole rope at the Penmaenhead end and carefully allow the trolley head to rise upward into contact with the overhead wire.
He'd then have to check for any lost property left in the car from the last journey before entering on his waybill the numbers of tickets that he'd sold since his journey had commenced.
Maybe he had time for a quick, illicit cigarette with the driver. No chance if they thought an Inspector was around !
Photos of the trams when they ran in Old... Read more
Whose Bus Is This ???
This early motor wagonette was probably operated by J. Fred Francis from Colwyn Bay to Old Colwyn for a three-penny fare until the coming of the Trams in March 1915. It succeeded a two horse omnibus which ran between the two locations eight times daily until about 1907. The horse bus was painted green and is likely to have been purchased and constructed in the Manchester area circa 1895-8
Francis was one of the road transport pioneers of motor driven vehicles in the North Wales area. Within ten years of this date he was operating silver painted 'torpedo' charabancs to locations throughout the area, to Bettws y coed and Caernarfon etc. His early bus services were [almost literally !] overtaken by buses of the London & North Western Railway which ran between Colwyn Bay and Old Colwyn from 1912 -14 at a reduced fare of only tuppence !
What a shame the man on his bicycle is obscuring the registration number of the bus !!! My grandmother,... Read more
Penmaenrhos Quarry
Penmaenrhos Quarry closedi n 1963.
Does anyone have any pictures of it or the quarry boats?
I am producing a book and would be pleased to hear from anyone.
Buses
At the age of fourteen I moved from Rhuthin to live with my gran, Ketura Roberts, who lived in one of the houses opposite the Castle Pub. The bus route was up Llysfaen Hill and past the Semaphore pub, this at the time had a butchers shop integrated with the pub, and was also the first pub in the area to serve Wrexham lager. On one of the visits to get meat for gran, that may I add was very occasional, I was invited being the only person in the pub to taste this new lager and me at the age of fourteen being a connoisseur of such intoxicating liquers, did not like it and never touched the stuff again. Before this, as with the Castle pub, beer was in barrels behind the bar and served from a tap on the wooden barrel known as a hogshead, and only mild and bitter was served, the ladies' drink at the time was Babycham. Gran loved her Babycham on Saturday nights, but... Read more
Now Living in Egypt
Hi Anthony,
I knew your grandmother Ketura and your grandfather Ellis and most of their children. They had a very large family. Your Auntie Margery and I were great friends. We were always getting into trouble for climbing the rocks behind the Castle Inn. My grandparents kept the 'Catle' - Robert Jones! I spent all my summer holidays there as a child and loved every minute. I remember 'Rose Cottage' and remember your father and vaguely your mother.
My mother's sister Nellie kept the 'Catle' after my grandparents died, she had a son called Glynne. Do you remember him?
Hope you can get back to me.
All of Ketura's children have now passed away (my uncles). You can get in contact through my web site: www.myegypt.co.uk
I would like to know more about my mother, I know nothing about her or how she died. As you know Neville was quite a liar. He even told me I was born in Rose Cottage. It was not until 6 months ago... Read more
