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The village …

: A much narrower road at Castle Terrace

: Capel Isa on the right and Capel Arwel on the left, along a road that no longer exsists due to the arrival of the railway

: Castle Terrace

: Church Street

: Church Street looking towards the church

: Church Street looking towards the Square

: Dolwyddelan and Moel Siabob

: Dolwyddelan Bridge

: Dolwyddelan Bridge c1908

: Dolwyddelan Castle

: Dolwyddelan village

: Dolwyddelan, approx 1949 by Raymond Pritchard

: From a distance

: Lledr Valley from below Dolwyddelan

: The ‘new’ Co-op. Now SPAR

: The bakery at what is now 11 Castle Terrace. Later a Café and then a hairdresers

: The first Co-op, near where the War Memorial is now.

: The Monument and Dolwyddelan castle

: The Old Woolen Mill

: The Post Office 1905

: The village from Lluest

: The village, late 19th century

: Village and Afon Lledr

: Y Gwydr Hotel and Square c1905

: Y Gwydr with farm vehicle

Its people …

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: Alice Roberts, Amnen, Maes-y-yBraich, Dolwyddelan

: Azuba Jones [left] at the unveiling of the plaque in 1912. Hen Cartref

: Betty and Bob Price outside ‘Hendre’

: Cledwyn

: Dora, Betty and Bob (other names unknown)

: From left – Glenda Jones, Ruth Jones, Rita Dauncey, Shirley Goodwin, margaret Rees, Mary Roberst, Anna W Williams and Robert Williams

: Gill and John’s wedding – Photo from Nellie copy

: Ian and Bob Price

The Jones Family

J R Jones (Bob 1869 – 1939?) 14 Castle Terrace. Eldest son of Ann and John Jones. He was the local coal merchant and his office was based in the station yard. The shed was then moved to Hafanedd, Castle Terrace.

Ann and John Jones, 14 castle Terrace. Parents to the local coal merchant, J R Jones

1908 Moriah Chapel. The wedding of Elizabeth (nee Jones, daughter of John Jones Hen Efail, sister to J R Jones, local coal merchant. Resided at 14 Castle Terrace) and Christopher Jones from 8 Bennar Viev, Blaenau Ffestniog.

Church and Chapel …

: 1927 Griffith Price, Cledwyn Price, John Davies, Idris Jones, Griffith Williams and Lewis Parry. Mariah Chapel

: Dolwyddelan mixed choir approx 1948

: Esli, Ellis, Dafydd Avonwy and Selina Roberts outside Moriah Chapel

: Moriah Chapel vestry 1932

: St Gwyddelan’s Church

: Rev. T J Morgan, Moriah Methodist Chapel

Pentre Bont …

: A view of Pentre Bont over Dolwyddelan Bridge

: Pentre Bont

: Pont Arennig – taken around 1875 by John Thomas

Dolwyddelan Station …

: ‘Welsh Dragon’

: Dolwyddelan Train Station 1880’s

: Steam train at Dolwyddelan station

A Ferranti Transformer for Ffestiniog Power Station. copy

A Ferranti Transformer for Ffestiniog Power Station. The tank was designed specifically to fit through the Blaenau tunnel and crawled through with constant stops to adjust the position on its bogie as there was barely an inch to spare either side.

‘Then and Now’ …