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Offline Dwyforite

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Re: Llandudno Pubs Gone But Not Forgotten
« Reply #45 on: January 19, 2011, 09:34:34 pm »
the stanley was used by under age drinkers,but i saw a lot ..of them get caught even after they heeled their drinks under the bench around the table football.but a lot got caught as  when the police entered they asked the landlords permission to  ask them outside to answer their questions,and culprits used to leave by the back door  straight into the arms of another constable or two who were waiting .i would be entering by the front door as these youngsters would be giving false ages names an date of birth,but i would just pass them by .iwas only fifteen at the time,but never got pulled till i was nineteen.many happy days spent on a wet afternoon when rained off.it will never be the steam packet that is remembered but the STANLEY

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Re: Llandudno Pubs Gone But Not Forgotten
« Reply #46 on: January 26, 2011, 10:16:11 pm »
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a doorway next to what was Horesh has a very nice tiled floor with the words 'The Maelgwyn' incorporated. I'm not sure if this was a hotel but the coffee shop on the corner may at one time have been called Plas Maelgwyn. Any thoughts ?
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At last I can answer this one. The doorway mentioned (currently occupied by a vending machine between Cafe Culture and the chip shop) was the entrance to the Maelgwyn Private Hotel - a similar sort of setup to the Alexandra today, in that most of it was on the upper floors, with the ground floor being shops. If you ever go up to the toilets upstairs in Cafe Culture, then you're walking up the staircase that was the main way up to the hotel. You can just about see the sign in this old postcard crop:
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Re: Llandudno Pubs Gone But Not Forgotten
« Reply #47 on: January 27, 2011, 02:18:39 am »
Nice one Dave!  *&(

Many thanks to proprietor Steve Dickens for moving the vending machine and allowing this photo to be taken.  ;)
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Re: Llandudno Pubs Gone But Not Forgotten
« Reply #48 on: January 30, 2011, 07:33:35 pm »
Thanks for the info Dave.
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Re: Llandudno Pubs Gone But Not Forgotten
« Reply #49 on: March 13, 2011, 07:11:09 pm »
 The best Pub that was ever in LLandudno was the Viking Bar run by John & Gorden. What times We had in there. I remember ALL the pubs mentioned before and after they were renamed etc etc. Got p****d in them all. but the Viking was always up there..  ££$

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Re: Llandudno Pubs Gone But Not Forgotten
« Reply #50 on: March 13, 2011, 09:39:17 pm »
Welcome to the forum Gypsy.  :)

I remember the Viking in Vaughan St, under the Imperial Hotel. Became Ivories piano bar after a refurbishment.

The Viking was always an eclectic mix of gay & straight clientele.

I seem to remember it's full name was The Viking Buttery

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Re: Llandudno Pubs Gone But Not Forgotten
« Reply #51 on: March 13, 2011, 09:49:07 pm »
 :o :o :o  Gay AND straight? ....in the BUTT-ery?   :o :o :o
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Re: Llandudno Pubs Gone But Not Forgotten
« Reply #52 on: March 13, 2011, 09:53:54 pm »
Was it where the Imperial's Gym is now?

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Re: Llandudno Pubs Gone But Not Forgotten
« Reply #53 on: March 13, 2011, 10:06:40 pm »
Was it where the Imperial's Gym is now?

Yes, it was Dave.

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Re: Llandudno Pubs Gone But Not Forgotten
« Reply #54 on: May 17, 2011, 09:38:27 pm »
The Ship Inn, seen here in the foreground, was in Church Walks opposite St George's Church.

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Re: Llandudno Pubs Gone But Not Forgotten
« Reply #55 on: May 17, 2011, 09:51:05 pm »
Good grief; Bob Skelly must have bought it to live in.  D)
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Re: Llandudno Pubs Gone But Not Forgotten
« Reply #56 on: May 29, 2011, 04:43:47 pm »
Visit www.oldllandudno.co.uk   list of old pubs on right side of page

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Re: Llandudno Pubs Gone But Not Forgotten
« Reply #58 on: June 16, 2011, 05:33:07 pm »
Can't remember if this old photo of the Gresham has been on here before:

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Re: Llandudno Pubs Gone But Not Forgotten
« Reply #59 on: June 16, 2011, 06:36:25 pm »
Nice pic Dave, I worked there in the mid 50`s in the school holidays when Eric and Edna Thomas ran it, I looked after their son Anthony.