Damion Griffiths has kindly loaned us the above certificate
awarded to all the children from
St. Joseph’s Primary School in Colwyn Bay
who participated in Carol For Clwyd 1987
which was part of the BBC’s Children In Need Appeal.
The certificate is signed by Terry Wogan.
What a wonderful piece of memorabilia.
‘Scandal At Congo House’ can now be purchased at All Our Yesterdays.
Our best-selling book of 2024:
‘Colwyn Bay History Tour’.
Pictorial display of Colwyn Bay’s development from 1850 to the present day.
Two wonderful pictures of the proposed design of Colwyn Bay’s first Pier Pavilion.
We wish to share them with you.
They probably date from 1898/1899.
A ticket for a 1912 performance at the first Pier Pavilion.
A photograph of Rhos Promenade
from the John B Davies Collection.
Circa 1890s.
A very busy Rivieres Theatre.
Click on the link below to access
a History of the Bands who performed
at the Dixieland on Colwyn Bay Pier
pictured on the book cover above.
Chart-topping band The Real Thing
at the Pier, Colwyn Bay,
circa 1978.
Do you remember:
‘You To Me Are Everything’?
The Colwyn Bay Hotel in 1954.
New photographs of Penmaen Rhos, Old Colwyn.
From Peter Johnson and Ivor Voni Davies collections:
Peter Johnson’s Postcards:
Circa 1900.
Ivor Voni Davies’ photographs.
Photographs of Old Colwyn from
John B. Davies’ collection.
The Welsh Dragon service
at Old Colwyn Station.
Penmaenrhos.
Billboard of sorts advertising
the Queen’s Hotel.
A busy Abergele Road in Old Colwyn.
A rare photo looking east to west.
(Photo from Peter Johnson).
We would like to thank Norman for providing
the following selection of photos.
These cards may be part of a set of twenty.
The Roundabout on the promenade
near Old Colwyn Station.
Postcards from the early years
of the twentieth century.
Colwyn Bay in the 1950s.
The famous Park Hotel
can be seen in the bottom picture.
Pictures from Old Colwyn.
Tan Lan Community Hall.
Under construction in 1947.
Below, Tan Lan May Festival.
The African Institute Project.
Once upon a time a group of African students came to North Wales.
The African Institute Project was instituted to explore their story, which we consider a paragon of integration.
This story is a fascinating chapter in the History of Colwyn Bay.
This early example of ethnic integration reflected the tolerant nature of the Colwyn Bay community.
Powlson the Colwyn Bay Printer, pictured below in 1910.
Students from the African Institute learnt their printing skills under the watchful eye of Mr. Powlson.
Pictured below, William Hughes, in top hat, founder of the African Institute.
The African Institute Research Group presented
their work on Friday, 15th July, 2016,
at the Centre for Cultural Engagement.
We were delighted to see so many people at our Open Day.
Congo Queen visits All Our Yesterdays.
The Congolese delegation with Sibani Roy.
Congo Queen admiring our displays.
The Congolese delegation outside All Our Yesterdays.
Charles presented the Queen with a copy
of ‘The Colwyn Bay Times’
our latest All Our Yesterdays publication.
We hope you really enjoyed your visit
and thank you for purchasing
a copy of ‘Scandal At Congo House’.
Unique photographs of Colwyn Bay
and Rhos-on-Sea.
Looking towards Rhos Point at the dawn of the 20th Century.
The Colwyn Bay and Liverpool Steamship Company,
would have brought William Hughes and students,
Kinkasa and Nkanza to Llandudno during their journey
from Liverpool to Colwyn Bay.
Guide to North Wales from 1904.
Our first display is called ‘Colwyn Bay at work, rest and play’.
One of the many Motor Car companies which no longer exist in Colwyn Bay.
The Circus has visited Colwyn Bay for many years.
Bertram Mills Circus is just one of many.
A very young Engine Driver of the Colwyn Bay Prom Train.
Colwyn Bay Prom Train is officially opened.
Prom Train Locomotive.
Local lads admiring the Prom Train Loco.
Prom Train ready to depart.
Prom Train Driver.
Famous Cricket match at Colwyn Bay Cricket Club.
League Cricket Conference XI v West Indies.
Part of the West Indies 1984 tour.
The second display entitled ‘The Bay Line’.
See unique photographs of Old Colwyn and Colwyn Bay Train stations.
Display 3 entitled ‘Extinct and Surviving’.
Recalls amenities no longer existing, others which have survived.
The RBS Bank on Conwy Road.
Display 4 is called ‘Past and Present’ .
We feature photographs from the same part of town.
Find this on our in-store monitor display.
St. Paul’s Church Past and Present.
Thanks to David we now have Display 5 :
‘A55 Expressway, Colwyn Bay’s friend or foe?’
We trace the construction of the A55 Expressway through Colwyn Bay.
Has it been a friend or foe to the Bay?
Join the discussion by adding a comment in the box below.
We feature the Expressway’s proposed route and construction.
Above: the Expressway under construction in 1982.
Below: the Expressway and Bay View Centre in 2016.
Display 6 is entitled ‘The Bay in the 1930s’.
Includes six wonderful colour pictures to augment the map from the same decade.
New set of 1930s photographs.
1934 saw the incorporartion of
Colwyn Bay as a Borough.
A commemorative medal was issued.
The Weekly News produced this supplement.
New book on Colwyn Bay.
This is a fascinating book.
New book on North Wales.
This super book donated by Dr. Sibani Roy
is an excellent addition to our archive.
All Our Yesterdays has the best images of our town.
