Three Towns Forum
The Local => Times Past => Topic started by: viv on March 23, 2013, 09:33:25 pm
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I have been contacted by a lady in Switzerland whose father came from Brazil about 1897 to study at a school in or near Colwyn Bay. I have checked ships' records on Ancestry and he fist got to Southampton and then up to Colwyn Bay! The way people travelled in those days astounds me! Anyway, I then checked the 1901 census and there he was with his brother as a pupil at Dinglewood School, Colwyn Bay. Between 1897 and 1900 there were some boys who became very talented - the comoser, John Ireland, and the father of this lady who was Guilherme d'Oliveira Marques, became a prolific and well bought artist in London. Sadly the school is no longer there, but I would be grateful if anyone has any memories or photos of the school -she was hoping to get some archive records from the school but of course that will not be possible.
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Viv, have you spoken yet to Graham Roberts?
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Yes-I e mailed the Civic Society and got a reply from Graham who is going to see if he has picture. Thanks.
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Where was Dinglewood School?
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Was it the same building that became the Edelweiss Hotel?
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Where was Dinglewood School?
Dinglewood School/Edelweiss Hotel - top of the picture
http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/wpw003071 (http://www.britainfromabove.org.uk/image/wpw003071)
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Thanks for the replies and map- I wondered if it was the original Edelweiss. I know that the land approaching the Edelweiss is still known as Dinglewood and has bungalows on it. I will investigate the Edelweiss history and see if there is a mention. It is certainly the right location.