Old Postcards - Llandudno Mostyn Street

[Trojan]

It could be a little later.... I don't think the Empire was extended up to a 3 or 4 story level until the 1880's....

I would say it was later.....Tabernacl Chapel was rebuilt in 1876.

The Empire was built in 1854 - with the amount of stories it has today. It started life as the town's first modern block of shops - chemist, grocer and Italian Warehouse, run by a Denbigh entrepreneur named Thomas Williams, who was 23 years old.

[Trojan]

If you look at the block on the right, where it ends at Vadre Lane, the last premises was Ellerby's Central Library. You can just see the advertisement on the Vadre Lane side of the building.

The building far right on the corner with Gloddaeth St was the Post Office.

[Trojan]

In this view circa 1890 you can see that Thomas Williams has moved from his Italian Warehouse and is now occupying the premises on the left, later to be known as "Hoosons Corner" after T. Esmoor Hoosen moved in.

Again, the Post Office can be seen on the opposite corner.

[Fester]

Re, the Empire Hotel.
Trojan I can see by the early pictures that you are correct.
I read somewhere that an additional 2 floors were added (extended upwards) ... but that is obviously not the case.

[Trojan]

Re, the Empire Hotel.
Trojan I can see by the early pictures that you are correct.
I read somewhere that an additional 2 floors were added (extended upwards) ... but that is obviously not the case.

You may want to double-check with He who knows everything about Llandudno 

[Trojan]

Otto of Rose Cold Cream lid from Burton's Chemist, Mostyn Street.

[Trojan]

An unpaved Mostyn Street circa 1865. Note the Zion Chapel standing in isolation on the left.

[RichieC]

Hello again folks.....

On the way to picking up some more 'visualisations' of cinema and theatre connections, have encountered the following prints-not postcards-but Mostyn Street nevertheless

No 1 is very similar to that in post No 21 earlier, but earlier to that one according to the dating (1961) but the last time I was in Llandudno for a few weeks than just a few minutes.

The second is dated 1968 and of the same location-a few hard-to-spot differences maybe?

My own interest goes back to the 1961 period and the (imaginary?)memory of a permanent model railway exhibition somewhere halfway up the incline-or at least permanent during the holidays seasons annually?
Does the name St.Tudno's Hall have any relevance to this, or am I going completely AWOL?

[Trojan]

Hi Ritchie,

I remember a permanent model railway exhibition in Masonic Street. There was also a doll exhibition as I recall.

[Trojan]

Thought it would be easier to put these two together to compare:

[Trojan]

The Empire Hotel at the top of Upper Mostyn St looks noticeably different, also the lampost on Hooson's corner looks like it has been re-conditioned in the bottom photo.

The Gemyddwyr sign above Phillips Jewellers is missing in the top photo.

Oh look Wrex.....Christmas lights in the bottom photo!  %0%

[DaveR]

Hi Ritchie,

I remember a permanent model railway exhibition in Masonic Street. There was also a doll exhibition as I recall.

Some photos of the Railway & Doll Exhibition in Masonic Street in the 1970s:

[Trojan]

Excellent! 

All the trains were made by Hornby. The Flying Scotsman (the fire-box would glow when the engine moved) steam engine and a class 35 Bayer Peacock Hymek diesel hydraulic are down in the right corner.

I had one of those red cranes in my layout too.

[RichieC]

Thanks everyone so far, keep 'em coming please. Being a hot-blooded alpha-male the dolls' museum would have been a nothing, but the model railway is located only one street down from Mostyn Street-is that spooky after 50 years or what? D)

[Maggie]

This crop of a 1960s postcard show the Ford garage with petrol pumps outside that was situated where Listers is now in Upper Mostyn Street (now Listers). I can't remember what this garage was called?

My Dad was the General Manager of Kirbys the Ford main dealers here from 1964 to 1967 when he was made redundant as the garage closed down.  We lived in the flat above the mechanics across the road now Club 147 - of course nowadays you wouldn't be able to live in a flat above a garage!  One day my Mum, who had 5 kids under 11 smelled burning - one of the mechanics had left an oily rag burning.  Imagine Health and Safety police these days!