Rare footage of Colwyn Bay remembering its war dead in 1919.
Fascinating footage has emerged providing a glimpse of life in Colwyn Bay at the beginning of the Twentieth Century.
The black and white silent film belongs to Conwy Archives Service and is called Colwyn Bay's Tribute to her War Heroes. It is dated November 11th 1919. The First World War had only ended 12 months before the Armistice Day event.
The film shows a procession from the Princess Picture and Variety Theatre, on Princes Drive, in Colwyn Bay , before members of the armed forces, and hundreds of civilians - perhaps who had served themselves - marched through the town.
The march made its way to Colwyn Bay pier, which was then home to the very grand Rivieres Theatre which had opened some 20 years earlier.
It is unrecogniseable compared to the deteriorating condition of the pier today .
Hundreds of people filled the area for the memorial event.
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http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/nostalgia/rare-footage-colwyn-bay-remembering-11501050This maybe on another thread?
Rare footage of Conwy plane crash. (Rhos on Sea)
Rare footage has emerged of an investigation into a plane crash in Rhos on Sea.
The film, thought to date back to the 1920s, shows crowds of people on the beach as military men look at the wreckage.
The fascinating clip, entitled 'RAF aeroplane wrecked at Rhos on Sea', belongs to Conwy Archives and provides a snapshot into times gone by.
The film has no sound, but shows families - all smartly dressed with men and women in hats - looking at the plane on the seafront.
The plane's registration number is F425.
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http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/nostalgia/rare-footage-conwy-plane-crash-10901847