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Old Photographs of Penygroes

Thanks to everyone who has sent in and given us permission to display the following photographs:

Old pupils Penygroes County School 1919-1920
Written on the back of the photograph:
U.C.N.W. Bangor. J.A.Thomas, O.Ll.Rowlands, R.Jones, J.Griffiths, H.M.Owen, Robert Parry, H.R. Williams, G.E. Jones, G.H. Roberts, R.H.Williams, Dr R.G.Prytherch M.A. Old pupils Penygroes County School 1919-20.

Eifionydd Farmers
Eifionydd Farmers as it was in the 1980s

The original Primary School
The original Primary School

Dorothea Quarry
Dorothea Quarry

A classroom in the old school
A classroom in the old school

One of Pen-y-Groes' old shops
One of Penygroes' old shops

One of Pen-y-Groes' old shops
Another of Penygroes' old shops

An invoice from Gwylfa Stores, Penygroes
An invoice from Gwylfa Stores, Penygroes

An invoice from The Paragon Garage, Penygroes
An invoice from The Paragon Garage, Penygroes

An invoice from Central Stores, Penygroes
An invoice from Central Stores, Penygroes

Snowdon Street
Snowdon Street

The Train Station
The Train Station

Snowdon Street

Snowdon Street

Water Street

The Woollen Mill

Penygroes

Penygroes

Station Road
Station Road in the early 1920s (enlarge this image)

The Station

The Station

Workers at the Station in 1929
Some of the workers at the Station around 1929 (enlarge this image)

The Station

Penygroes County School (October 1922)
"Penygroes County School - Form 2a - October 1922"

Courtesy of Glenys Lloyd | Thomas Roberts butchers, Penygroes
Thomas Roberts butchers, Penygroes.

Photograph courtesy of T.E.Griffiths

Photograph courtesy of T.E.Griffiths
Siop Griffiths (1923). Mr O.R. Williams is in the doorway.

Photograph courtesy of T.E.Griffiths
Siop Griffiths (1925)

Photograph courtesy of T.E.Griffiths

Photograph courtesy of T.E.Griffiths

Photograph courtesy of T.E.Griffiths

Photograph courtesy of T.E.Griffiths
"Penygroes Infants, Class 2"

Photograph courtesy of T.E.Griffiths
"Penygroes Mixed"

Photograph courtesy of Mr Gwyn Rowlands | Penygroes Primary School, June 1960
Penygroes Primary School, June 1960. Annwen Rowlands is the closest girl to Mr.R.Price, The Headmaster, on the right.

Penygroes Clinic 1920
Penygroes Clinic 1920

Penygroes Primary School circa 1950
Penygroes Primary School circa 1950. Graham Bell is the second boy from the left.

Penygroes Primary School circa 1956
Penygroes Primary School circa 1956

Drama Ticket
Drama Ticket

Water Street
Water Street

Briggs Shop
Briggs Shop

The Old Smithy
The Old Smithy

An aerial view of Penygroes in the 1980s
An aerial view of Penygroes taken in the 1980s

Snowdon Street
Snowdon Street

Penygroes Primary School
Penygroes Primary School

E Evans
E Evans

Gwenda Parry & Margaret Parry
Gwenda Parry & Margaret Parry

Bethel Sunday School Trip in the 1950s
Bethel Sunday School Trip in the 1950s

Penygroes School ~ 1937
Penygroes School ~ 1937

Erecting the War Memorial
Erecting the War Memorial

The War Memorial
The War Memorial

Snowdon Street
Snowdon Street

Pilkrose Factory ~ 1960
Pilkrose Factory ~ 1960

Penygroes County School
Penygroes County School

The River Llyfni
The River Llyfni

Thomas & Edwards - Snowdon Waters
Thomas & Edwards - Snowdon Waters


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