Film Footage Of Conwy County Events

This material is held atGwasanaeth Archifau Conwy / Conwy Archive Service

  • Reference
    • GB 2008 CPF3
  • Dates of Creation
    • c. 1925-1949
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 video, 1 DVD, 1 MP4 file

Scope and Content

Scenes in order:

Conway Bridge celebrations including footage of Stephenson's Rocket and The Welshman trains passing Conwy Castle

Dolgarrog Dam Disaster (part 1), November 2nd 1925

'Jack Frost' - winter scenes in Snowdonia

Llandudno 1939-1945: Councillors boarding visiting destroyers moored in Llandudno Bay

'Shipshape' a film produced by the RNLBI in 1947 followed by footage of the Llandudno lifeboat;

Scenes after a blizzard showing waterwheel, river and steam wagon, 1949

Dolgarrog Dam Disaster (part 2), 1925.

[Original film held by the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales]

[Surrogate Copy available on DVD]

Access Information

This collection is open for research. Access to some documents may be restricted due to Data Protection legislation, Conwy Archives will advise where this is the case. For details and opening hours see http://www.conwy.gov.uk/en/Resident/Libraries-Museums-and-Archives/Archives/Archives.aspx.