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Llys Jenkin, Bridge Street, ABERGELE, LL22 7HJ

This OS cut mark can be found on the old school, Bridge Street. It marks a point 16.540m above mean sea level.

This OS cut mark can be found on the wall of Glyn on St George Road. It marks a point 19.897m above mean sea level.

The first Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1804 and replaced in 1837. The town celebrated the start of work on this new chapel with general holiday in 1880. The design of this chapel is due to Richard Davies of Bangor, born in Llanfairfechan, and this is typical of his work.

This view shows both the inn and the bridge over the Afon Gele. This long-established family and commercial hotel has changed very little since the 1900's apart from the ubiquitous white paint.

This is the A547 through Abergele. Of course nearly all the traffic now uses the A55. The Pen-y-bont Inn, on the right, scored a few brownie points with me. I happened to knock my glass of wine over when I had already drunk about 75% of it. I ordered another one, but when I tried to pay for it, they refused. I could understand that for a regular customer, but for a complete stranger who will probably never be in Abergele again, I thought that pretty good. I have, of course, no connection with the inn, but thought such things should be noted.

On the left is the solicitors Gamlins Law. Historic Streetview imagery shows that in 2009 it was the local branch of the Halifax bank. It had closed by 2014 when it became 75point3 advertising an agency for Santander bank and Gamlin's solicitors. By 2016 the solicitors had taken over the whole office. The building on the right was a coffee house called The Departure Lounge and Mantone's (Cake, Balloons & Venue Decorations). In 2014 the two are both undergoing transformation into the DPL Wine & Grill Bar. Now that has also gone and the premises are shared by Scoot North Wales (Mobility Products & Scooter Hire) and The Sugar Den. The latter had previously been located in the former Lloyds Pharmacy (now Abergele Nails) a few doors up the street Image

Next to Abergele Nails is Abergele Barber Shop. We then have the Post Office with a double postbox outside (LL22 216) and a cash machine (ATM) in the wall. Between the post office and Aladin's Cave is a shop that say's "Welcome to Abergele, Home to I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here 2020" in the doorway and has a portrait of Winifred Cochrane Image in the window. Historic Streetview imagery shows that in 2009 Abergele Nails was Lloyds Pharmacy, the barbers was "Sweetie Girls" confectionery. Aladins Cave was Gele Butchers and the little shop identifies as the Abandoned Animals Association. Aladin's Cave appears in 2014. In July 2016 Lloyd's Pharmacy has gone and the premises are to let. The confectioners is now Abergele Vapour. In July 2018 the barber has taken over the vaping shop whilst the former pharmacy is "The Sugar Den" and that was still there in October 2020.

The shop belonging to the Abandoned Animals Association on Bridge Street Image say's "Welcome to Abergele, Home to I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here 2020" on its door and has a portrait of Winifred Cochrane on the window. Winifred Cochrane (1859-1924) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winifred,_Countess_of_Dundonald was an animal rights activist and the owner of Gwrych Castle. In 2020 the castle was the setting for the TV programme "I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here".