Old and contemporary photographs of St Mary's Church in Betws y Coed in Caernarfonshire

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High resolution old and contemporary photographs of St Mary's Church in Betws y Coed in the county of Caernarfonshire (now Gwynedd) in North Wales, part of the United Kingdom.

Caernarfonshire, Betws-y-Coed, St Mary's Church Side View

In the 19th century Betws y Coed had already become a popular holiday destination. The existing small church of St Michael was unable to cope, and thus in 1873 Christ Church was built, and later renamed St Mary's Church. The land on which the church was built was donated by the Gwydir estate, and had previously been used for events as diverse as cock-fighting and open air prayer meetings.

A local man - Owen Gethin Jones - was chosen to build the church, and he was also responsible for building many other local buildings including the Railway Station.

Apart from containing the clock, the tower contains tubular bells which can be played from a keyboard.

St Mary's is one of the largest and grandest of village churches, certainly in North Wales.

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Caernarfonshire, Betws-y-Coed, St Mary's Church Nave and Chancel Caernarfonshire, Betws-y-Coed, St Mary's Church Tower Caernarfonshire, Betws-y-Coed, St Mary's Church Welcome Prayer	Churches of the World High resolution old and contemporary photographs of St Mary's Church in Betws y Coed in the county of Caernarfonshire (now Gwynedd) in North Wales, part of the United Kingdom. Caernarfonshire, Betws-y-Coed, St Mary's Church Side View In the 19th century Betws y Coed had already become a popular holiday destination. The existing small church of St Michael was unable to cope, and thus in 1873 Christ Church was built, and later renamed St Mary's Church. The land on which the church was built was donated by the Gwydir estate, and had previously been used for events as diverse as cock-fighting and open air prayer meetings. A local man - Owen Gethin Jones - was chosen to build the church, and he was also responsible for building many other local buildings including the Railway Station. Apart from containing the clock, the tower contains tubular bells which can be played from a keyboard. St Mary's is one of the largest and grandest of village churches, certainly in North Wales. Back to Caernarfonshire If you have any pictures of any religious building in any country, then please scan them in at a high resolution, but at least 1280 pixels width, and email them to me here. Not just a photo of the outside of your place of worship, but also of the people that use it, and the inside, and even of the graveyard, and of the interesting tombstones. In addition, if you want to tell us about your special place, then we will display your story, so as every visitor may learn and appreciate what your place of worship is about. Channel Islands>>>Austria>>>Australia>>>Bulgaria>>>England>>>France>>>Germany Ireland>>>Italy>>>Scotland>>>Spain>>>Wales>>>U.S.A.>>>Sitemap>>>Home	Help with Family History - FREE Caernarfonshire, Betws-y-Coed, St Mary's Church Chancel Caernarfonshire, Betws-y-Coed, St Mary's Church Font - made of serpentine stone from Cornwall Caernarfonshire, Betws-y-Coed, St Mary's Church Font Explanation (worth reading) Caernarfonshire, Betws-y-Coed, St Mary's Church Nave and Bishop's Eye Caernarfonshire, Betws-y-Coed, St Mary's Church, Bishop's Eye Window
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