Old Postcards - Great Orme

[Trojan]

I always remember that building just to the right of where the trams are passing. I always thought it had something to do with the tramway?

This pic is earlier than Dave's shown above. Note the absence of motor vehicles.

Note the horse & cart just below Black Gate and the undeveloped land beyond Llwynon Road.

The 1910 "Street View" shows pretty much the same scene over the wall, although the house has not yet been built just to the left of it and the land is covered by trees.  

[Trojan]

Great pictures Trojan and Sue. It's the first time I've seen evidence of the actual gate that gave the junction it's name.

The Black Gate was put in place to stop animals wandering down into town.

Sounds like an idea that could be re-instated !

Here's a closer view of the Black Gate posts. 

[dwsi]

Another picture of the Black Gate from tinternet

[TheMedz]

Interesting to compare this one(taken from roughly the same place I think)  with the 1910 picture

[Barbiroli]

I`m here Trojan, Yes there was a house right on the end of prospect terrace, a Mrs Williams and her daughter  Valerie lived there, she was a bit on the posh side not like us in the rest of the terrace, she used to take visitors. We used to play ball against the side of her house she would come out and play merry hell with us, it must have been awful for them inside Bang Bang Bang

[Barbiroli]

My O H has just jogged my memory, about 25 years ago part of Prospect Terrace, near the house we are talking about collapsed falling onto the back of the houses on Tygwyn Road, due to this a couple of cars were stranded at the top of the terrace for some months. I believe the house was pulled down because the foundations were not stable anymore.

[Nemesis]

I always remember that building just to the right of where the trams are passing. I always thought it had something to do with the tramway?

That's the one which was annihilated by a car in last winter's ice

[Trojan]

My O H has just jogged my memory, about 25 years ago part of Prospect Terrace, near the house we are talking about collapsed falling onto the back of the houses on Tygwyn Road, due to this a couple of cars were stranded at the top of the terrace for some months. I believe the house was pulled down because the foundations were not stable anymore.

Ah ha! I seem to remember something about that subsidence now. 

[Trojan]

I always remember that building just to the right of where the trams are passing. I always thought it had something to do with the tramway?

That's the one which was annihilated by a car in last winter's ice

Are we talking about the same building? It was around this location to the left of the tram tracks.

[norman08]

 that building is  or was to do with the trams  when i was younger ok a lot younger  i used to help oil /grease the cable and remember going in there ,

[Barbiroli]

Nemesis I thought the building that was hit by the car was the old Jack Smith shop on the right just before Black Gate. I don`t think a car can get near the old pumping station that is by where the trams pass.

[Nemesis]

No we've been talking about different buildings.
I meant the one pictured to the right which was a shop. ( As Barbiroli says)

[Trojan]

No we've been talking about different buildings.
I meant the one pictured to the right which was a shop. ( As Barbiroli says)

I believe the point of impact was here.

[Nemesis]

Exactly!

[Fester]

In the last few weeks there has been builders on site, that house is fine again now...

BUT... there has been no bollards placed outside, so I fear the same fate will befall the house in future winters.