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The Bala Backpackers Hostel, Tegid Square
A friendly independent hostel very conveniently located less than two minutes from Bala High Street and overlooking the pleasant Tegid Chapel Square with its statue of the Rev. Thomas Charles. Catering for individuals, families and groups, the hostel is conveniently located for a variety of outdoor activities, especially walking, sailing and white water rafting. This is my base for walking in this part of mid-Wales and it provides easy access to the Berwyn, Hirnant, Arenig, Aran and Cadair Idris ranges. In the early 1800s the building housed the Calvinistic Methodist seminary.
http://www.bala-backpackers.co.uk
Image: © Eric Jones
Taken: 8 Jun 2007
0.06 miles
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Capel Tegid y Bala
Here is Thomas Charles.The story goes that a young girl called Mary Jones walked many miles to receive a Bible but on arrival all had gone, it is said that Thomas Charles gave Mary his own Bible as a gift for her sheer determination and faith.
Image: © Graeme Walker
Taken: 2 Apr 2007
0.07 miles
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Bala - The Rev. Thomas Charles B.A.
Image: © Graeme Walker
Taken: 2 Apr 2007
0.07 miles
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Plas yr Acre, Tegid Street
Image: © Eric Jones
Taken: 8 Jun 2007
0.07 miles
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Capel Tegid, Bala
Calvinistic Methodist chapel in Tegid Street. In front of it stands a statue of Thomas Charles who is famous for his work in supplying the Bible in Welsh to the local people.
Image: © Eirian Evans
Taken: 23 Jul 2010
0.08 miles
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Capel Tegid, Bala
Image: © John Lord
Taken: 8 Aug 2011
0.08 miles
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Thomas Charles o'r Bala
State of Thomas Charles http://yba.llgc.org.uk/en/s-CHAR-THO-1755.html which stands in front of Capel Tegid in Bala. The statue, by William Davies, was unveiled in 1872. Thomas Charles was one of the most prominent leaders of the Methodist movement in Wales. He settled in Bala in 1783 and is perhaps best known for his circulating Sunday school system and his role as one of the founders of the British and Foreign Bible Society (1804). He was responsible for editing the Society's first Welsh Bible.
Image: © Eirian Evans
Taken: 23 Jul 2010
0.08 miles
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Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Cymru
The Presbyterian Church of Wales, Bala.
Image: © John Lucas
Taken: 3 Feb 2016
0.08 miles
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Sign for Eglwys Bresbyteraidd Cymru
The Presbyterian Church of Wales, Bala.
Image: © John Lucas
Taken: 3 Feb 2016
0.09 miles
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The Salus Plant, Bala Enterprise Estate
Salus are makers of programmable thermostats.
http://www.salus-tech.com
Image: © Eric Jones
Taken: 8 Jun 2007
0.10 miles