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Colwyn Bay in past decades

This week we look at old photographs of a Conwy seaside town.

Iolo Griffiths

InYourArea Community, Iolo Griffiths

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Colwyn Bay in past decades

Scene at the beach at Colwyn Bay showing children sitting on a wooden stage on top of Jumbo the elephant. 24th August 1951.

Aerial view of Colwyn Bay, North Wales showing the coastline and housing estates in the foreground.7th May 1975.
View looking down Station Road towards the promenade in Colwyn Bay, 7th May 1975.
Sandra Atherton, at the Welsh Mountain Zoo, Colwyn Bay with an American Bullfrog in May 1982
Eirias High School pupils performed the can can at the school's open evening in November, 1988
Colwyn Bay pier and pavilion in the 1890s. From the Library of Congress collection
View along Station Road in Colwyn Bay, taken around the turn of the 20th Century. The tower like building on the right was built in 1892 to house a bank and police station. Circa 1899.
View of Colwyn Bay from Rhuallt Farm, circa 1885. Taken by John Thomas (1838-1905). From the National Library of Wales Collection
View of Station Road in Colwyn Bay, in November 1961

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