Includes images of the Betws-y-Coed area but also the Lledr Valley, Snowdon, Trefriw, Conwy, and Penmaenmawr.
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[CP139/1/26 is a 'dead number' and so does not appear in the hierarchy]
[B & W]
[B & W, copy]
[now Henllys Private Hotel]
[Photocopy]
including Betws-y-Coed's main street, an infants' school and a stone-pillared river bridge with waterfall nearby.
[Photocopy of original pictures held by Gwynedd Archives Service, and purchased by compiler of this collection]
B & W
Photographer: Bedford.
B & W
Photographer: Bedford.
B & W
B & W
[Photocopy of an engraving]
Annotated: T Creswich & W Radclyffe
[2 photocopies of engravings]
Published by the Proprietor, Waterloo Hotel, Betws-y-Coed. T.A.P. Ashley, Manager.
B & W
Judges Ltd., Hastings.
B & W
[appearing to be views of Betws-y-Coed]
2 packets, B & W
B & W
B & W
B & W
B & W
B & W
Photographer: Bedford
B & W
B & W
Photographer: F Bedford, photographer to HRH The Prince of Wales.
B & W
B & W
Photographer: J.V.
B & W
Photographer: F[rancis] F[rith] & Co.
B & W
B & W, 2 copies
F[rancis] F[rith] & Co.
B & W
Photographer: Bedford
B & W
Photographer: F[rancis[ F[rith] & Co.
B & W, 2 copies
Photographer: J.V.
B & W
B & W
B & W
B & W
Photographer: F. F. & Co
B & W
Photographer: Jas. Leach, Cleckheaton.
B & W photocopy
containing photographs of Conwy Castle & Suspension Bridge, a Welsh lady at the Swallow Falls, Bettws-y-Coed [view of a garden and a lady in a garden] Annotated with "Snapshots" on the front and "Taylors British Chemists" on the back.
B & W
Back of mounted photograph covered in writing, which appears to be Ray Sandiford practising calligraphy.
B & W
Photographer: F. Bedford
B & W
Back of mounted photograph covered in calligraphy of words and music.
B & W
Photographer: J.V.
B & W
B & W
B & W
2 copies
[Photocopy of original pictures held by Gwynedd Archives Service]
Photocopy. Annotated with Betws-y-Coed, Francis Bedford, Album 294.
Photographer: F. Bedford, photographer to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales.
B & W
Photocopy
Fir trees at Pont-y-Pair.
Photographer: Bedford
B & W
The fir trees on the island, from Pont-y-Pair.
B & W
B & W
B & W
B & W
Photographer: F. Bedford
B & W
Photographer: F. Bedford, photographer to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales.
B & W
B & W
[2 copies]
Photographer: F. Bedford.
B & W
B & W
B & W
Annotated, Album 88
Photocopy
B & W
Photocopy
Photographer: Bedford
B & W
Photographer: F. Bedford, photographer to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales.
B & W
[Photocopy]
B & W
B & W
[The exact location has not been identified]
[The exact location has not been identified]
[2 copies]
[The exact location has not been identified]
[The exact location has not been identified]
B & W
Photographer: Bedford
B & W
B & W
Photographer: F. Bedford
B & W
B & W
B & W
[Photocopy]
[Photocopy]
B & W
Photocopy
Photographer: F. Bedford, photographer to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales.
B & W
B & W
B & W
B & W
[2 copies]
Photographer: C.N. & Co
B & W
[2 copies]
Photographer: F. F. & Co
B & W
[3 copies]
Photographer: C.N. & Co.
B & W
B & W
B & W
B & W
B & W
B & W
B & W
B & W
[Photocopy]
Engraved & published by Newman & Co, 40 Watling Street, London.
B & W
[Photocopy]
Photographer: F. Bedford, photographer to H.R.H. The Prince of Wales.
B & W
Photographer: F. Bedford.
B & W
Photographer: F.F. & Co.
B & W
Photographer: J.V.
B & W
Colour
Photographer: F.F. & Co.
B & W
Photographer: J.V.
B & W
Photographer: J.V.
B & W
[2 copies]
B & W
Hudson's Series
Photographer: F.F. & Co.
B & W
B & W
B & W
2 copies
B & W
Photographer: J.V.
B & W
Photographer: F.F. & Co
B & W
[3 Copies]
B & W
B & W
Photographer: F.F. & Co.
B & W
[2 copies]
Photographer: F.F. & Co.
B & W
[2 copies]
B & W
Photographer: F.F. & Co.
B & W
B & W
Photographer: F.F. & Co.
B & W
Photographer: F.F. & Co.
B & W
Photographer: F.F. & Co.
B & W
Photographer: F.F. & Co.
B & W
[2 copies]
B & W
Photographer: F.F. & Co.
B & W
Photographer: F.F. & Co.
B & W
B & W
Photographer: F.F. & Co.
B & W
[2 copies]
Photographer: F.F. & Co.
B & W
[2 copies]
B & W
B & W
B & W
B & W
Photographer: F.F. & Co.
B & W
B & W
[2 copies]
B & W
B & W
Bottom of Fairy Glen, through Sychnant Pass
B & W
[2 copies]
Annotated on dorse "below Cavnant" [Crafnant?]
[possibly Lledr Valley/Betws-y-Coed]
Annotated on dorse "Jubilee R.D. Williams"
In a countryside setting.
Wide landscapre vista shot of Betws-y-Coed.
In the Betws-y Coed area.
Vista shot, clearly showing the train station.
Vista shot of Betws and the surrounding landscape.
[Mill location unidentified]
[Location unidentified]
[Janie Jones]
With lady standing at the front of the house.
[Slide is very faded - two people stood by window of cottage?]
[Location unidentified]
having crashed off the road into the river near Waterloo Bridge, Betws-y-Coed.
[Farm buildings]
[Farm buildings]
[Unidentified]
House and drive.
With three motor cars parked outside.
With three motor cars parked outside.
The dining room.
The drive.
With horse and carriage and driver waiting outside.
[part of picture light-damaged]
[?Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified]
Standing by the The Royal Oak Mill, Betws-y-Coed
[Betws-y-Coed]
[Betws-y-Coed] taken from the hills above.
Main thoroughfare through the village.
[Pont-y-Pair, Betws-y-Coed]
Showing part of the village, including St Mary's Church
Showing part of the main thoroughfare.
Showing the main thoroughfare with the Gwydyr Hotel, the Tan Lan Hotel, and two parked cars.
Showing properties and the riverside.
[Pont-y-Pair]
with gentleman sitting on riverbank [location unidentified]
[Taken from distant high mountain slope]
Showing main thoroughfare near Gwydyr Hotel with parked motor car.
"Just arrived at Bettws-y-Coed".
"The village 1835" [Betws-y-Coed]
Looking towards Pont-y-Pair.
[Colour slide]
With horse-drawn carriages and drivers awaiting passengers.
[Taken from near Capel Garmon]
Mainly showing Railway Station.
Depicting Swallow Falls with Welsh witches flying on broomsticks.
Annotated 'Meeting of the waters', referring to confluence of rivers Llugwy and Conway.
[Duplicate of CP139/13/34]
Annotated: 'Old School'.
Showing Memorial Hall.
Outside large premises [unidentified location, assumed to be in the vicinity of Betws-y-Coed]
Betws-y-Coed.
[Duplicate of CP139/13/80]
Next door to the Cross Keys restaurant, Betws-y-Coed.
[Colour]
[Duplicate of CP139/13/85, colour]
[Note on slide mount: 'Ty Gwyn']
[Dated from letter]
[Unidentified location]
[Unidentified]
[Colour]
With cars parked outside.
[Duplicate of CP139/13/79]
With carriage waiting outside.
With Snowdon in the background.
With coaches, horses and several passengers at the Waterloo Hotel, Betws-y-Coed. Coachman wearing frock-coat and top hat.
With cars and charabanc parked outside.
With motor bike and sidecar parked outside.
[In unidentified location]
[Duplicate of CP139/13/107]
In unidentified location [presumed to be Betws-y-Coed area], seen from high ground.
[Outside The Royal Hotel, Betws-y-Coed]
[Unidentified location]
[Very faded]
[at Betws-y-Coed]
[Assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
With river and surrounding forestry.
[Modern colour slide]
With horse-drawn coaches awaiting clients.
[Duplicate of CP139/13/73]
[Unidentified location]
With horse and trap and motor car in view.
With motor coach outside.
[Unidentified street]
[Unidentified location]
[Faded. Duplicate of CP139/13/150]
[Duplicate of CP139/13/11]
With 2 small children.
Deserted other than a single motor car.
[Unidentified location, assumed to be in the Betws-y-Coed area]
[Unidentified location]
[Unidentified location; faded or over-exposed]
With 2 ladies standing by the porch.
[Unidentified location, assumed to be in Betws-y-Coed area]
Outside unidentified commercial building, advertising apartments, luncheons and teas, and selling tobacco.
[Unidentified location - the same as CP139/13/150 and CP139/13/164 but from different angle]
[Assumed to be Betws-y-Coed]
[Unidentified, assumed to be in Betws-y-Coed]
[Faded or over-exposed; duplicate of CP139/13/1]
With river, houses, forest and mountain [unidentified location]
[Duplicate of CP139/13/45]
[Unidentified location, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
With man by front door.
[From Mount Garmon]
[Betws-y-Coed]
With shepherd and dog crossing Waterloo Bridge, Betws-y-Coed.
[From CP139/14/122-/185 there are 2 slides per numbered partition in the original slide box]
[Hand-coloured]
[Unidentified street]
With motorbike and sidecar outside.
[Colour]
[With fields and scattered houses, unidentified location - assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[With fields and scattered houses, unidentified location - assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[With fields and scattered houses, unidentified location - assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[With fields and scattered houses, unidentified location - assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Unidentified location; assumed to be Betws-y-Coed]
With [Pont-y-Pair] Bridge in distance.
Looking towards [Pont-y-Pair]
With houses, forestry and mountains, looking towards [Pont-y-Pair]
With houses and forestry, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area.
With motor cars, charabanc and visitors outside.
[Duplicate of CP139/13/25]
Showing [Gwydyr Hotel at Christmas]
[Colour]
[Duplicate of CP139/13/76]
[Colour]
Showing rapids at [Betws-y-Coed]
[Colour]
Showing Gwydyr Hotel, Betws-y-Coed, wintertime, late afternoon.
[Colour]
[Unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
Titled 'Betws-y-Coed 1835 The Old Mail Coach'.
[Colour slide]
[Colour]
[Colour]
Titled 'A Fragrant Minute', written at and about Betws-y-Coed.
[Colour]
Advertising the 'Miners' Bridge House', Betws-y-Coed.
Hovering above pine trees and river, assumed to be near Betws-y-Coed.
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Near Pont-y-Pair, Betws-y-Coed]
[Damaged by light getting onto film]
[of Betws-y-Coed]
[of Betws-y-Coed from Capel Garmon direction]
With village and river, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed.
[Betws-y-Coed looking towards Pont-y-Pair]
[at Pont-y-Pair]
[Unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed]
[Unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed]
At junction with road to Railway Station; includes Gwydyr Hotel with staff members at the door.
[Unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed]
[Unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed]
[Unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed]
[Near Pont-y-Pair]
[At Pont-y-Pair, Betws-y-Coed]
[Looking towards Pont-y-Pair]
[Looking towards Pont-y-Pair]
[Original in visitors' book for Gethin Cottage, ref. no. CX142/1]
[Duplicate of CP139/14/35]
[Duplicate of CP139/14/35]
[Duplicate of CP139/14/97]
[Duplicate of CP139/14/94]
Annotated: 'Another suggestion for your riverside holiday'.
[House in unidentified location, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed]
[Unidentified location]
[Unidentified location]
[Duplicate of CP139/13/159]
[In unidentified location, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[In unidentified location, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[Colour]
[In unidentified location, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[In unidentified location, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[In unidentified location, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[In unidentified location, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed]
[See also CP139/14/120; colour]
[One is Maes Derwen, as shown in CP139/14/118, and the other is the unidentified house in CP139/14/119]
[Colour]
[In unidentified location, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed; colour]
Betws-y-Coed.
[Colour]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed; colour]
Betws-y-Coed, showing a house and a caravan.
[Colour]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[Colour]
[Swallow Falls with river in full flood; colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Llanberis Pass; colour]
[Location unidentified - possibly Llanberis; colour]
[Colour]
[Through Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[Colour]
[In Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed - see also CP139/14/156; colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be near Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Unidentified location; colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Location unidentified; colour]
[Location unidentified; colour]
[Colour]
[Location unidentified; colour]
Now occupied by motor museum.
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Location unidentified; colour]
[Colour]
[Location unidentified - possibly Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[Location unidentified - possibly Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[Location unidentified; colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Location unidentified - assumed to be Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
Seen from Betws-y-Coed railway station bridge.
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
Seen beyond the railway bridge.
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Now Henllys Hotel]
[Colour]
[As CP139/14/198 but from different angle]
[Colour]
[Unidentified location; colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Unidentified location; colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Location unidentified - assumed to be Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Location unidentified - assumed to be Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[Location unidentified - assumed to be Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[Location unidentified - assumed to be Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[Location unidentified - assumed to be Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[Colour]
[Location unidentified - assumed to be Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[Location unidentified - assumed to be Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Location unidentified - assumed to be Betws-y-Coed; colour]
[Colour]
[Colour]
[Location unidentified]
[N.B. Many slide partitions in original box contain 2 slides]
[Betws-y-Coed]
[Betws-y-Coed]
[Betws-y-Coed]
[Betws-y-Coed]
[Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified - possibly Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified - possibly Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified - possibly Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified - possibly Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified - possibly Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified - possibly Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified - possibly Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified - possibly Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified - possibly River Lledr, Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified - probably Betws-y-Coed]
[The Cross Keys Restaurant, Betws-y-Coed]
[Now part of the Anna Davies shop]
[Slide mount annotated 'fruit shop']
[Unidentified location, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Slide mount annotated 'Carlton']
[Unidentified location, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Unidentified location, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Unidentified location, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Unidentified location, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Unidentified location, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
Hovering over river [Llugwy]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
Betws-y-Coed.
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Location unidentified, possibly Betws-y-Coed area]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
Taken from high in surrounding hills and in misty conditions.
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Slide is very dark]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area; slide very dark]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
Logs being loaded onto a lorry
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
Logs being loaded onto a lorry
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Slide very dark]
Logs being loaded onto a lorry.
[Location unidentified, assumed to be Betws-y-Coed area]
[Duplicate of CP139/14/136]
[Slide very dark]
[Location unidentified; possibly Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified; possibly shops in Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified; possibly Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified; possibly Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified; possibly Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified; probably Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified - possibly Betws-y-Coed; image damaged at left by light entering the camera. See also CP139/15/167]
[Location unidentified; possibly Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified - possibly Betws-y-Coed; see also CP139/15/165]
[Location unidentified; assumed to be Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified; assumed to be Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified; possibly the shops near the Royal Oak Hotel, Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified; possibly the Cotswolds shop near the Royal Oak Hotel, Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified; assumed to be Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified; possibly outside the Royal Oak Hotel, Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified; assumed to be Betws-y-Coed]
Seen from across the recreation field
[Location unidentified; assumed to be Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified; assumed to be near Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified; assumed to be near Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified; assumed to be Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified; assumed to be near Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified; assumed to be near Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified; assumed to be near Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified; assumed to be near Betws-y-Coed]
[Location unidentified; assumed to be near Betws-y-Coed]
There are probably many duplicates of prints; many of them are available as scans.