Tanrhiw Road, Tregarth
| Date | 21 September 2014 | ||
| Location | Tregarth | SH 60380 68039; 53.19104°N, 4.09121°W | |
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During the Great Strike of 1900-1903 at his slate quarry in Bethesda, the 2nd Baron Penrhyn built a row of houses in the nearby village of Tregarth as accommodation for strike-breaking quarrymen. Locally known as Stryd y Gynffon (Traitors’ Row), Tanrhiw Road was laid out next to the railway station on the Bethesda branch of the London and North Western Railway (LNWR), which had opened in 1884. Passenger traffic on this branch line ceased in 1951 and the track was completely closed in 1963, with the station being demolished in the 1980s. A community centre and recreation ground now occupy the site of the former railway and station.
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“Tanrhiw Road, Tregarth. A row of houses built by Lord Penrhyn for the men who had returned to work and felt it was too dangerous for them to live in Bethesda where they were seen as ‘traitors’”
from What I Saw At Bethesda.
Notice the railway line – part of the Bethesda branch of the London and North Western Railway – and station (L), which opened in 1884. The line closed to passengers in 1951 and for goods in 1963.
Tanrhiw Road from Dob, with Anglesey and the Menai Strait in the distance and the top of Penrhyn Castle – the lavishly extravagant neo-Norman mock castle that served as Lord Penrhyn’s residence in Wales – just visible in the middle distance
Playing field behind Tanrhiw Road on the site of the former railway through Tregarth
Tanrhiw Road, now with houses along both sides of the road
Ah..I can see here the number of population is increasing! Well captured Graham! Beautiful scenic too..
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Yes, there are a lot more houses there now! It wasn’t possible to get a shot exactly equivalent to the original as there are now so many more trees and houses. Thanks for visiting, Indah.
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Nice Work ❤
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🙂 Gracias!
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▐▬▌αρρу Wєєк ♥
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🙂
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This is proving to be a fascinating series, Graham…I am intrigued by the early photo with the railway station, its goods shed and crane. Great overview as well, with view to Anglesey.
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This one proved to be more of a challenge – it’s not possible to get the same view nowadays and I spent an interesting hour or so wandering about looking for a good vantage point for the long shot.
Have you seen the recent railway series in the Daily Post? #36 shows Tregarth Station and there is also one of Bethesda Station (#10) – a real shame that was demolished 😦
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Thanks very much for that link.There were quite a few shots that I hadn’t seen. Yes, it is a great shame that Bethesda station was demolished, it was a fine structure. I had to look up Llysfaen before I realised where it was…fascinating.
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Yes, I thought Llysfaen sounded familiar – the jetty is all gone now…
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wow!
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🙂
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I love blogs of ‘place’ along with ‘place history’ and the ‘people of that place’. This is interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing and thanks for looking in on my ‘place’. Would that I could write an interesting bit of history to go with it….
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Many thanks for stopping by my ‘place’ and commenting!
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The now and then merging in this series is great. Have never seen that done before.
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Many thanks, Andrew!
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