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wyddfyd cottages
sweekes:
If anyone has any historical information or old photos of wyddfyd cottages great orme I would be very interested. I live here now and would like to build up a picture of its past. The cottages were built in 1753 according to our deeds as miners dwellings.
Hugo:
You might be able to find something about the road on the Conwy Archives in Lloyd Street Llandudno. It's open to the public Mon to Thurs.
You'll find the staff there very helpful and informative and they may have some info for you.
In a book by Ivor Wynne Jones he mentions " Wyddfyd Road beside a rock shelf with the hybrid name of Tan Y Stage where Twm O'r Nant is said to have performed one of his famous interludes in 1761. Along the road higher up are the remains of stone pens where a sheep fair used to be held annually on the 22nd September until the people lost their common land"
This refers to the Enclosure Act whereby Mostyn Estates were legally allowed to steal the land from the people of Llandudno and surrounding areas.
Now the Great Orme Exploration Society has a great website and it shows you photos of the mines and their locations. If my memory is correct there is a house in Wyddfyd Road called Tyn (or tan) Y Fron and I've seen a map of the mine that goes from the Pier area to Tyn Y Fron. I think that the mine was called the Ty Gwyn Mine. That website is well worth a look at.
bigbadhenry:
--- Quote from: Hugo on April 02, 2016, 11:15:20 pm ---You might be able to find something about the road on the Conwy Archives in Lloyd Street Llandudno. It's open to the public Mon to Thurs.
You'll find the staff there very helpful and informative and they may have some info for you.
In a book by Ivor Wynne Jones he mentions " Wyddfyd Road beside a rock shelf with the hybrid name of Tan Y Stage where Twm O'r Nant is said to have performed one of his famous interludes in 1761. Along the road higher up are the remains of stone pens where a sheep fair used to be held annually on the 22nd September until the people lost their common land"
This refers to the Enclosure Act whereby Mostyn Estates were legally allowed to steal the land from the people of Llandudno and surrounding areas.
Now the Great Orme Exploration Society has a great website and it shows you photos of the mines and their locations. If my memory is correct there is a house in Wyddfyd Road called Tyn (or tan) Y Fron and I've seen a map of the mine that goes from the Pier area to Tyn Y Fron. I think that the mine was called the Ty Gwyn Mine. That website is well worth a look at.
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I was born there 67 years ago left when I was 2 years old. There been a lot of pictures of that area of the Great Orme page on Great Orme facebook page.
Blongb:
--- Quote from: sweekes on April 02, 2016, 06:55:05 pm ---If anyone has any historical information or old photos of wyddfyd cottages great orme I would be very interested. I live here now and would like to build up a picture of its past. The cottages were built in 1753 according to our deeds as miners dwellings.
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I don't know if your connected or not, but there is a quiz team called the Wyddfyd's, who all live up the Orme and take part in the general knowledge quiz on a Wednesday evening, in the Kings Head. Z**
Hugo:
Marcus who lives in the large house on the left by the Ski Centre was a regular quizzer when I used to go pub quizzing, I wouldn't be surprised if he's a member of that quiz team
Wyddfyd Cottage the small detached cottage by the ski lodge is I believe the oldest house in Llandudno.
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