This document is a snapshot of content from a discontinued BBC website, originally published between 2002-2011. It has been made available for archival & research purposes only. Please see the foot of this document for Archive Terms of Use. 29 February 2012 Home North West Mid North East Mike Rickard from lets us dip into his huge collection of old photos tracing the town's long history. Take a tour back in time... I was first given lots of old photos by Thomas Jones, a chemist from, in 1979. And now it's a drug - I've got to carry on collecting. I've now got thousands! We have an exhibition of old photos in the Scout Hut each August. It's really popular. and the surrounding area was mostly owned by the Corbett family. Then, a Mr John Corbet bought the estate - they weren't related. Both families lived in the Ynysmaengwyn mansion, which is now a caravan park. By the 1830s and Aberdyfi were both beginning to be popular tourist resorts, especially for rich people coming to build large houses here. John Corbet put on the map. Why he did it, I don't know. To make money I suppose, because when he died in 1901 he left over a million. hasn't changed so much architecturally during my lifetime, but the people have changed a great deal. I've lived here all my life but there are so many here I just don't know. You go into the post office or doctor's surgery and don't know anyone anymore. Delyth Rose (nee Evans) I remember Margot Knight nee Stanworth very well. My sister Eluned and I used to live across the road from her in Electricity House. We often talk about her and remember the good times when we were young. Eluned now lives in Barrow after living in Surrey for years,i live with my husband John in Croft Warrington. Fri Jan 16 11:06:24 2009 louise jones Athelstan road is the small road leading to tywyn's sports centre car park Tue Mar 25 10:26:37 2008 Food & Drink Full of flavour Is your favourite local produce or recipe in our guide? Tony Williams from Winsford Cheshire I have a record of my grandfather's birthplace as No.15 The Romans Find out what the empire-
Athelstan or Athelstone Road Towyn 1885. I can't find the location on today's maps. Can anyone help? Thanks! Mon Mar 17 11:11:31 2008 John Hodges I enjoyed this piece by Mike Rickard and would like to know more about John Corbett's time in Towyn as I am researching his life and his house in Worcestershire. Are there are any photographs I could buy? Or history of the house where he lived? Thank you very much, a contact address/e-mail with Mike Rickard would be really great. Thu Feb 28 11:28:20 2008 Margot Knight (nee Stanworth)born in Grandfather owned Star Stores, Bonbon & St Cadfan Hotel Church Street. Father was dentist in (Albert Stanworth) I knew and went to school with Pamela Evans,and my best friend was and is Vera Griffiths whom i am still in contact with today. I was carnival Queen in 1952/3 met my husband Terence Knight from the army camp Tonfanau who I then went to live with in Leeds W Yorkshire. Wed Jan 2 09:39:51 2008 Phill jones from, llandrindod wells To alun Pugh from leeds, i was interested in relating to your Fathers war diaries, I am trying to collate material on RAF Towyn during wartime Wed Dec 5 11:28:20 2007 Alun Pugh Leeds My family were from Penllyn farm. My father Dei was a bomber pilot in the war and I have his war diaries. Much of the info relates to people and places of in the 40/50s. Fri Aug 17 09:14:38 2007 Nature building legions got up to. Going wild Get under the skin of Snowdonia wildlife and habitats. Sardinia: Cymry yn 'ddiogel' Pontio: Dim prif weithredwr
Home A tour of old North West Mid North East the area. Ynysmaengwyn The home of the Corbet family in 1892 letter
Home A tour of old North West Mid North East the area. promenade in the 1930s letter
Home A tour of old North West Mid North East the area. seafront after the big storm of 1935 letter
Home A tour of old North West Mid North East the area. Miss Evans the post, 1921 Agnes Evans the post mistress used to drive and Austen Seven. I'm sure it's her car on show in the window of the garage you pass on the way in to. letter
Home A tour of old North West Mid North East the area. Bryncrug postman My aunt Marina from Abergynolwyn said the tramp in the photo was the postman. He'd bring the mail to Bryncrug up from Abergynolwyn with the horse and cart every day. letter
Home A tour of old North West Mid North East the area. Marconi's radio station There were two stations, one here at and one over in Caernarfon. A Mr Pink from was one of the engineers. The other man who went for the same job got a job on the Titanic instead, and died with the ship. letter
Home A tour of old North West Mid North East the area. A military funeral, 1905 The procession is going up by the chapel by the County School but I don't know whose funeral it was. letter
Home A tour of old North West Mid North East the area. Soldiers at the seaside letter
Home A tour of old North West Mid North East the area. Morfa military camp letter
Home A tour of old North West Mid North East the area. Tonfanau camp After the RAF left, the camp was taken over by the Territorial Army, and then used for mountaineering training. The famous climber Chris Bonington trained there. The building are still there, though it's empty at the moment. There are various plans to do different things with it. I hope they do. letter
Home A tour of old North West Mid North East the area. End of an era The parade when Morfa Camp closed completely in 2003. letter