More Old Photographs of Dolgellau

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All photographs on this page are courtesy of Gail Hall

| Old Photos | A Town Scene from the 1870s | Photos from the 1950s |
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Dolgellay School
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Pryce and Jones, butchers, early 1900's (Butchers-Arches)

The Marian before it was an official car park, only half of Ardd Fawr built. The toll house is still there (this was later knocked down when the bypass was built). The steps beside the toll house were added in the mid-1950's (and avoided the toll house)

Comments from Ken Richards:
The photo was probably taken in the early 1950's from the top of St Mary's church tower. It's the first photographic view that I have seen from that location. I wonder if there are more photos available taken from that viewpoint. Provides an interesting perspective on the town.

Eldon Square

Eldon Square circa 1870

These cottages (FINSBURY SQUARE, Cader Road) were knocked down to make a wide pavement and parking spaces! Ivy Guest House at the back of the photo

FINSBURY SQUARE, Cader Road (now demolished).
Photograph taken in 1908.

Photograph used courtesy of
The Francis Frith Collection www.francisfrith.co.uk

The Swan Inn, Waterloo Place, Bridge Street in the 1860's

PARK LANE, Y LAWNT - These were knocked down to make car parking spaces! Old Police Station (now the probation office) to the left. Their gardens and outside privies were on the other side of the road, where Henfaes flats are now

Comments from Ken Richards: Old houses on Cader Road. There are two, one taken early in the century and a second, which was taken either in the late 1940's or the early 1950's. The reason that I know is that I lived across the road and recognize the two ladies in the foreground: Mrs Lewis on the left and Mrs Jenkins on the right. The lady further down the road is likely Mrs Thompson. The houses were demolished in the early 1950's. Mrs Lewis lived elsewhere and was not affected. I have no idea what happened to Mrs Jenkins, and Mrs Thompson eventually moved to Leeds to live with her daughter and son-in-law.