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Eglwysbach, The Institute And The Bee Hotel c.1955
Photo ref: E99003
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Enamel signs for Brooke Bond Tea on the village shop, a hostelry called the Bee and a small cottage displaying signs for the Aberconwy Institute 1915 and Llyfrgell y Sir or County Library suggest localised services that have largely disappeared from many small villages today.

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Memories of Eglwysbach, the Institute and the Bee Hotel c1955

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. These memories are of Eglwysbach, The Institute And The Bee Hotel c.1955

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My first sight of the inside of the Institute was when we went from school for dinners, provided by Lord Aberconway in the winter months and cooked by Tante and her brother? I have a very clear memory of delicious vegatable soups. A travelling dentist came to attend to the school children and he set up in the institute. All his equipment was manually operated, even the drill done with a foot ...see more