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Part of the gates to King George's Playing Fields - more commonly known to us children as "the rec" - in Bwlchgwyn. I hope the council never succeeds in reducing this area to The People's Park!!! King George's Playing Fields were created as part of a memorial for the life of King George V who died in 1936. For a clearer picture of the Unicorn and Shield (shown on the pillar above), go to http://www.npfa.co.uk/content/kinggeorge/index.html Bwlchgwyn Gallery |
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Glascoed Road, leading down towards Nant-y-Ffrith frrom the hairpin bend at Bwlchgwyn. As you turn round these corners the road straightens, on the left is a view over old quarry workings to the Penllyn mountain, on the right are meadows - including the field that used to be used as the village football ground, the only problem (to my mind) being the large holly tree just off centre....... Bwlchgwyn Gallery |
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Compare the picture above with the picture on the right; the petrol pump has been removed and the cottage and hedges painted in. Do you remember the old abandoned cottage and the garden wall that was a common meeting place for the kids in the summer? This picture was taken in 1959 or 1960. The shop on the corner is still open, was it still the Co-op at that time? Bwlchgwyn Gallery |
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A 1960s photograph of the lawns at Nant-y-Ffrith; the tree, as I remember, is a glorious copper beech. Although the hall had long since gone, the outlines of the hall and the terrace were still visible on the left of the drive and, as this was before the Forestry Commission changed the valley, the bridle path led on from the hall to the paths which we climbed to the top of the Penllyn mountain. Bwlchgwyn Gallery |
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The stream can be seen clearly in the snow-covered field behind Brooklyn |
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A snowy day in Bwlchgwyn in 1969. In the larger picture (taken from the back of Brooklyn) you can clearly see Bryn Awel which was owned by Mr & Mrs Edwards (who used to show bulldogs at Crufts). Hope Mountain, Graigwen which was owned by the Bithells, the Cheshire Plain and Cefn Road. Bwlchgwyn Gallery |
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