Grace Ellen Jones 1885-1961

[Annie]

Hi Hugo
Thanks for taking the trouble to take those photos for me, they brought back so many happy memories for me, I loved being at Nain and Taids house, Sunbeams, and I remember the cul de sac in huge detail as we played out the front for hours, I think I learned to ride a bike there!  I think the house was no 8.  As you come down into the Cul de Sac from Howard Road it is in the row facing you.  there were two semi circles of grass with trees - one on the right had side (by the narrow cut through) and one on the opposite side (the left hand side).  Sunbeams was by the one on the left hand side (with the school field behind it).  They were all semi detached and it was on the right hand side.  And I glad your brother does not recall a train running at that time, as he was born the year after me, and clearly my memory could be right on this occasion.

Anyway as you said it would be fine to post some photos on here, I have taken some screenshots of some of the many old photos I have of Llandudno and the family.  Many I do not know who they are of, or the occasion.   I have one that is of an official street party in Howard place, it must be post 1941 so it could be the end of WW2, but my mother is seated on the right hand side, with dark hair, the lady in the row behind with round glasses is her mother/aunt, and Richard Benjamin JOnes is standing on the left:

[Annie]

Sorry that photo arrived upside down, not sure how to get it the right way, as it is the right way when i attach it.

Also not a great photo of a photo as I think the artificial light does not help

I will attach a few more photos, let me know if they are of local interest, some are of family, some of Llandudno

Ann

[Annie]

A couple of charabancs, I think my Nain and Taid are passengers

[Annie]

The Home Guard in Llandudno

Richard Benjamin Jones is on the second row up, second in from the left

[Annie]

Llandudno Post Office Staff 1913

[Annie]

A couple of parades or processions in Llandudno, one with brass band leading

[Annie]

Two more school photos

Elizabeth Jane Jones is in the first photo, she is second row down in the tartan dress.  She was born Edwards, and I have an article about her mother that was in the Llandudno 'Advertiser' as she was at one point Llandudno's oldest lady and describes her life etc.  She lived at Salem Villa and the family were quite well known.  Elizabeth Jane JOnes' brother was a member of the Fire Brigade all his life and played in the town band for many many years.  He was married to Polly and they lived in Maelgwyn Road.  They had one daughter , Doris Edwards, who never married.  She was a music teacher at John Bright Grammar school all her working life and I believe her nickname was 'Ma Jazz'!

[Annie]

This is Elizabeth Jane JOnes again, pictured with her mother and her two sisters who I think were Catherine and Mary but not sure

[Annie]

And finally for tonight two photos of some young boys one is of three small boys playing the drums and one of a boy on a donkey, all studio photos but I don't really know who they are.  I have plenty more photos - May Queens of Llandudno and entertainers who signed their photos for our relatives who obviously saw them in the many theatres of the time, I will post more if anyone is interested! 

Annie

[Hugo]

Thanks very much Ian for going to the trouble of adjusting those very interesting photos that Annie kindly posted on here.   It's nice how Annie, Mull and Chad have connected on here.
I wonder if there will be other Jones' making contact, there are certainly a lot of Jones' in the Three Towns

[Annie]

I too would like to thank Ian for adjusting my photos and getting them in the right position. 
And I hope also Hugo that more descendants of the Pierce and Jane Jones family connect on here, it has been so nice to connect with Chad, and to re-connec with Mull, although I don't have any memory of meeting Mull, though we do feature in the same photo in our back garden!
I did manage to go to both Tan Y Wal yesterday and also the cemetery to visit the graves.  I was totally in awe of the view from Tan Y Wal, and also admired the house itself from the front garden.  Tan Y Wal had almost mythical proportions when I was growing up, as I heard  much talk about it and its inhabitants so it was just wonderful to visit it and admire the breath taking view of the North Wales coastline and the mountains to the rear.  I found the graves relatively easily and took photos, which I shall post here.
Just to finish my nostalgia trip off nicely I drove after that to Llandudno and to Howards Place and took some photos of Sunbeams, no longer called that name sadly, but she was much the same, with the same wooden trellis to the side, now painted black instead of green!  Again photos attached

[Annie]

And Sunbeams, Howard Place Llandudno, first photo is of the house with the black  fencing and second photo shows it with neighbouring houses on the green to show its location