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Abersoch, The Village c.1936
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This former fishing village, situated on the south coast of the Lleyn Peninsula, now hosts boats of a much more upmarket kind. In the 19th century there were active leadmines in the area at Llanengan which also used the harbour to ship out. At the time of this photograph, visitors had realised what a beautiful location this was and how good the sailing could be, but had made few intrusions en masse. This changed as the village became increasingly anglicised and is now very popular with visitors.

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A Selection of Memories from Abersoch

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Abersoch

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The Vaynol Hotel Summer 1970
Fond memories of Summer 1970. I was sixteen, had just taken my ‘O’Levels in Bramhall, Cheshire, (back then Abersoch was known as Bramhall-by-Sea, perhaps it still is?). I had snared a Summer job as a lowly kitchen porter at The Vaynol Hotel . I already knew the village courtesy of annual family hols at The Warren – back then The Warren had old-world charm, narrow meandering sandy tracks leading to ...see more
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Two Sisters Working At Whitehouse 1972 73
My sister and I worked at the hotel as chambermaids and in the bar and kitchen we slept at the top of house in an attic room I wrote letters home to a boy who came to visit called Pip and we had so much fun we later worked at tarantella making milkshakes I was 19 we remember a boy called Rob We would love to visit the new hotel.
Abersoch, view from Porth Tocyn Hotel c1960
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I am Ian Robinson and I worked at Land and Sea and then the Tarantella in 1965 with a guy called Rob Smedley the Tarantella was managed by a Mrs Olwyn Robinson and I think the owner was called Preston though I am not too sure of that. Does anyone know what happened to Rob Smedley I would very much like to know.
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Whitehouse Hotel Summer 1968
vaguely remember a few nights in the white house in 1968 ..any names pot luck..friend who worked in the warren....Janice...
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