Trefriw, The Village 1952
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Trefriw, like so many Welsh villages, boasts a long history which is not always evident from the predominantly 19th- century buildings. It is now best known for its woollen mill, a magnet for tourists. Yet the quality of its spring water attracted great Roman interest, and the Trefriw Wells offered recuperative bathing facilities through to Victorian times, and are still a lure for visitors. The Fairy Falls Hotel was one of many built to welcome the leisured classes.

Memories of Trefriw, the Village 1952

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We moved from Southampton to Trefriw on 5th November 1973. Mum & Dad bought the house 'Llys Llewelyn' opposite the village hall, Mrs Williams' Hair Salon (Harold Gas' wife) and the dreaded entrance to the coal yard. They stripped out the house and turned it into a B&B until we moved to Glan Conwy in Sept 1978. During renos of Llys Llewelyn they found a beautiful kitchen range that you could stand up in and ...see more
This picture was taken a year after I left Trefriw for Canada. I was married at St. Mary's Church and lived at Tan Dderwen near Crafnant Lake, later at Glanrafon in the village. My parents were the Proprietors of the Victoria Hotel in Llanrwst and I have many happy memories of living in Trefriw, and this was the view from my window. The bus to Conwy stopped in front of the building on the left ...see more