welsh assembly official name Pwllheli unitary wales Gwynedd lieutenancy wales Gwynedd constituency welsh ... Meirionnydd UK Parliament constituency Dwyfor Meirionnydd community wales Pwllheli post town PWLLHELI ... Image IMAG2196.JPG 240px static image caption small Housing near Pwllheli town centre. small population 3,861 population ref 2001 latitude 52.88780 longitude 4.41818 Pwllheli IPA cy p h l is a community ... SUMMARY.pdf Cyngor Gwynedd ref Pwllheli is the place where Plaid Cymru was founded. It is the birthplace ... of Pwllheli includes a sound not found in the English language, the voiceless alveolar ... at Carreg yr Imbill . ref cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk wales northwest sites pwllheli pages marina.shtml ... 21 quote Another relaxing place in Pwllheli is Gimblet Rock. It is a rock which stands on the Southerly .... ref Image Pwllhelistn.jpg thumb left Pwllheli Railway Station During the 1890s, the town was developed by Solomon Andrews Pwllheli Solomon Andrews , a Cardiff businessman. This work included the Promenade , roads and houses at West End. A Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway tramway was built linking the town ... to sell the tramway to Pwllheli Corporation at the end of the season, but they did not take ... of miles from Pwllheli. The camp, renamed Hafan Y Mor, has been redeveloped and is now run by the Haven ... School Welsh medium. Ysgol Glan y M r was formed by the merger of the former Pwllheli Grammar ... the Ysgol Glan y M r name. The Penrallt site was later redeveloped to form the Pwllheli campus ... the town square Y Maes in much the same way as it has been since the former Pwllheli County School ... Rail Pwllheli railway station is the terminus of the Cambrian Line Cambrian Coast Railway running ... Y M r , a former Butlins holiday camp now operated by Haven Holidays Haven Pwllheli Market Clwb Golff Pwllheli a par 69 links and parkland golf course Pwllheli Sailing Club frequently hosts national and international events. Neuadd Dwyfor Theatre and Cinema located Arts Pwllheli hosted the National ... more details
Rugby team teamname Pwllheli RFC fullname Pwllheli Rugby Football Club nickname location Pwllheli , Wales countryflag Wales founded 1972 ground Parc Bodegroes capacity chairman Wil Martin coach wyn isacss league WRU Division One North season 2009 10 position 4th ref http www.wru.co.uk 21941.php WRU official site ref url www.pwllhelirfc.com pattern la1 green hoops pattern b1 greenhoops pattern ra1 green hoops leftarm1 C80815 body1 C80815 rightarm1 C80815 shorts1 C80815 socks1 00A86B Pwllheli Rugby Football Club Welsh Clwb Rygbi Pwllheli is a rugby union team from the town of Pwllheli , North Wales . Pwellheli RFC is a member of the welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Scarlets . ref cite web url http news.bbc.co.uk sport1 hi rugby union welsh 3877085.stm title Wales regional rugby map author BBC News publisher BBC date 2004 07 08 accessdate 2008 06 29 ref Notable past players Flagicon WAL George North Club honours WRU Division Five North 2007 08 Champions References reflist Rugby Wales links Category Welsh rugby union teams Category Sports clubs established in 1972 wales rugbyunion team stub ... more details
Football club infobox clubname Pwllheli fullname Clwb P l Droed Pwllheli Football Club nickname founded 1878 ground Leisure Centre, Recreation Road, Pwllheli capacity 200 chairman flagicon Wales Eric Wyn manager flagicon Wales Dylan Williams league Welsh Alliance League Division 1 season 2009&ndash 10 position Welsh Alliance League 6th website pattern la1 pattern b1 pattern ra1 leftarm1 FFFFFF body1 FFFFFF rightarm1 FFFFFF shorts1 000000 socks1 000000 pattern la2 pattern b2 pattern ra2 leftarm2 0000FF body2 0000FF rightarm2 0000FF shorts2 0000FF socks2 0000FF Pwllheli F.C. is a Association football football club in Pwllheli in North Wales . They are members of the Welsh Alliance League and play at the Recreation Ground. They will be competing in Division Four in the 2009 10 season. Current squad Fs start Fs player no pos GK nat Wales name Kevin Davies Fs player no pos GK nat Wales name Maldwyn Hughes Fs player no pos GK nat Wales name Ryan Stadman Fs player no pos GK nat Wales name Craig Thomas Fs player no pos DF nat Wales name Neil Jones Fs player no pos DF nat Wales name Aled Williams Fs player no pos DF nat Wales name Aled Lloyd Williams Fs player no pos DF nat Wales name Vic Barma Fs player no pos DF nat Wales name Jason Jones Fs player no pos DF nat Wales name Josh Banks Fs player no pos DF nat Wales name Martin Smith Fs player no pos DF nat Wales name Matthew Cook Fs player no pos MF nat Wales name Ben Chippendale Fs player no pos MF nat Wales name John Paul Roberts Fs mid Fs player no pos MF nat Wales name Andrew Garlick Fs player no pos MF nat Wales name Steve Jones Fs player no pos MF nat Wales name Gethin Williams Fs player no pos MF nat Wales name Gareth Jones Evans Fs player no pos MF nat Wales name Dylan Thomas Fs player no pos MF nat Wales name Colin Evans ... Secretary flagicon Wales Nerys Davies Youth Teams Pwllheli F.C. have very successful youth teams, with either Pwllheli or Porthmadog juniors winning their league each season. External links http ... more details
coord 52.872 4.451 display title region GB scale 50000 Infobox rail railroad name Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway gauge RailGauge 42 start year c. 1890 end year 1929 hq city Pwllheli locale Wales successor line abandoned The Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway was a horse tramway on the coast of the Ll n Peninsula . It originally ran from Pwllheli town centre to the West End resort on the sea front, and was later extended to Llanbedrog. The tramway was one of many developed by Solomon Andrews Pwllheli Solomon Andrews . References cite book author Kidner, R.W. year 1947 title The Narrow Gauge Railways of Wales edition 3rd edition publisher The Oakwood Press External links Historical Welsh railway companies Historic UK Trams Category Three foot six inch gauge railways Category Closed railway lines in Wales Category Narrow gauge railways in the United Kingdom UK rail stub ... more details
Infobox UK station name Pwllheli other name code PWL image name 158825 PWL MMB 01.jpg caption 158825 arrives at Pwllheli manager Arriva Trains Wales locale Pwllheli borough Gwynedd latitude 52.888 longitude 4.417 original Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway pregroup Cambrian Railways postgroup Great Western Railway years 1869 events Opened years1 1909 events1 Moved to current site years2 1977 events2 Signal boxes and 3 of 4 platforms closed platforms 1 lowusage0405 57,886 lowusage0506 60,403 increase lowusage0607 62,513 increase lowusage0708 60,465 decrease lowusage0809 69,058 increase lowusage0910 71,756 increase Pwllheli railway station is a railway station serving the small coastal town of Pwllheli on the Ll n Peninsula in Gwynedd , Wales . It is the terminus of the Cambrian Line Cambrian Coast Railway . History The original station was built in 1869 by the Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway , one of the constituent companies of the Cambrian Railways . Following land reclamation, the railway was extended west, closer to the town centre, and a new station was opened on the current site in 1909. This station had two platforms and a small loading dock, a layout which survived until rationalisation in 1976. http www.rhiw.com hanes pages llyn railway station pwllheli 1911.jpg A goods yard was developed on the site of the original station. The site also included a turntable railroad turntable which is now in the possession of the West Somerset Railway . The Great Western Railway doubled the line between Pwllheli station and the goods yard in order to increase capacity, but the signals were removed in 1976 and the double track section now forms a long run round loop for visiting ..., there were two named express services daily during the summer between Pwllheli and London The Cambrian ... from Pwllheli for Stnlnk Machynlleth , Stnlnk Shrewsbury or Birmingham New Street Station Birmingham ... opened in 1869 nl Station Pwllheli ... more details
Infobox Organization name Pwllheli Sailing Club image image border size caption map msize mcaption abbreviation PSC motto formation 1958 extinction type Members club status purpose Sport headquarters location Pwllheli , Gwynedd , Wales . region served membership language English language English , Welsh language Welsh leader title Commodore leader name main organ Committee parent organization affiliations Royal Yachting Association num staff num volunteers budget website http www.pwllhelisailingclub.co.uk remarks Pwllheli Sailing Club was founded in 1958 and is a yacht club in Pwllheli , Wales . Over the years it has moved the location of its clubhouse several times, and it has also become organiser of national and international yachting and dinghy sailing events. Location The club is located on the western side of the harbour near to the Glanydon Beach and is within walking distance of the town. The club has dinghy storage compounds adjacent to the beach and boats launch from the beach. Harbour The club overlooks the harbour and marina. Principal officers Officers serve 2 year terms. The Vice Commodore becomes the Commodore and the Rear Commodore becomes the Vice Commodore. Commodore Dave Hulse Vice Commodore Phil Ranner Rear Commodore Stephen Tudor History File Carreg yr Imbill Gimlet Rock Pwllheli.jpg thumb right Carreg yr Imbill Gimlet Rock Pwllheli The club was founded in 1958 in temporary premises to the east of Carreg yr Imbill Gimlet Rock . In the early days membership ... structure leading to seaward, used for loading granite into ships by the Pwllheli Granite Company ref ... were hosted the first such dinghy championship at Pwllheli. A strong relationship with Newquay ... Lottery and the European Regional Development Fund to develop a Sailing and Events Centre. Events Pwllheli ... wales northwest sites pwllheli pages marina.shtml title Pwllheli Sail Away publisher BBC ... 2007 10 27 quote Pwllheli is one of the key venues in the UK as we believe the excellent sailing ... more details
File Carreg yr Imbill Gimlet Rock Pwllheli.jpg thumb right Carreg yr Imbill Gimlet Rock Pwllheli File Cobblestones 01.jpg thumb right Commonly mis labelled as cobblestone s , this is a road paved with setts Carreg yr Imbill in English Gimlet Rock or sometimes Gimblet Rock is the remains of a large granite outcrop and quarry at Pwllheli , Gwynedd , Wales . The granite was mined by the Liverpool and Pwllheli Granite Company sometimes known as the Pwllheli Granite Company , which used the granite for stone Sett paving sett s to pave the streets. ref cite web url http www.bbc.co.uk wales northwest sites pwllheli pages marina.shtml title A glance back at history with Luned publisher BBC date 2006 01 17 accessdate 2009 02 21 quote Another relaxing place in Pwllheli is Gimblet Rock. It is a rock which stands on the Southerly side of the town. It was once a huge rock, but was used to make setts for the streets in England. ref The worked out quarry forms the basis for a large mobile home caravan park. References reflist coord 52.8816 4.3996 type landmark region GB display title Category Gwynedd Category Quarries in the United Kingdom Category Surface mines in Wales Gwynedd geo stub cy Carreg yr Imbill ... more details
unreferenced date December 2008 The Welshman was a named passenger train of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway that ran from Euston Station London Euston Station to Holyhead with portions for Llandudno railway station Llandudno , Pwllheli railway station Pwllheli and Porthmadog railway station Porthmadog . DEFAULTSORT Welshman category Named passenger trains of the United Kingdom UK rail stub ... more details
The Caernarfon Deanery is a Roman Catholic deanery in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Wrexham that covers sixteen churches in Caernarfon and the surrounding area in Gwynedd and Anglesey . The Dean religion dean of Caernarfon is yet to be appointed. Churches Our Lady of Lourdes, Benllech , Amlwch , Anglesey Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride, Amlwch , Anglesey St David, Cemaes Bay , Amlwch, Anglesey Our Lady and St James, Bangor, Gwynedd Bangor , Gwynedd St Pius X and St Richard Gwyn, Bethesda, Wales Bethesda , Bangor, Gwynedd Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, Beaumaris , Anglesey St Joseph, Llangefni , Beaumaris , Anglesey St David and St Helen, Caernarfon , Gwynedd St John Jones, Llanberis, Caernarfon, Gwynedd St Mary Help Of Christians, Holyhead , Anglesey St Therese, Rhosneigr , Holyhead, Anglesey Our Lady & St Cynfil, Penrhos, Gwynedd Penrhos , Pwllheli , Gwynedd St Garmon, Abersoch , Pwllheli, Gwynedd St Joseph, Pwllheli, Gwynedd The Resurrection of Our Saviour, Morfa Nefyn , Pwllheli, Gwynedd Roman Catholic Deaneries in the Province of Cardiff Category Roman Catholic Deaneries in the Diocese of Wrexham RC stub ... more details
unref article date June 2009 Efailnewydd is a village in Gwynedd , Wales . It is situated 2km north west of Pwllheli towards Nefyn on the A497 road A497 . Pwllheli Rugby Club s playing field and clubhouse are located in the village. There is also a small shop located at the centre of the village. External links http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 3498626 www.geograph.co.uk photos of Efailnewydd and surrounding area Gwynedd coord 52 53 29 N 4 26 44 W display title Category Villages in Gwynedd Gwynedd geo stub cy Efailnewydd eu Efailnewydd ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Solomon Andrews 1835 1908 was an entrepreneur . He was born in Trowbridge , Wiltshire . By 1851 Andrews was living in Cardiff working as a baker and confectioner . His business interests grew rapidly to include tram ways, bus es, draperies and collieries. His son Francis Emile 1858 1943 joined the company and eventually became a partner. The business became known as Solomon Andrews and Son Transport Buses His company ran buses in Belfast Leicester London Manchester Nottingham Trams Cardiff Plymouth Portsmouth Pwllheli. The Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway . Property Arthog Mawddach Crescent was a row of properties overlooking the River Mawddach Mawddach estuary that was built early in the 20th century by Andrews at Arthog near Barmouth . He intended this to be the start of a purpose built holiday resort but the surrounding land proved unsuitable for further construction. In 1941, during the Second World War , the Crescent was commandeered by the Royal Marines . It was renamed Camp Iceland and used as a training facility. In the 1990s the run down Crescent underwent major renovation. The properties are now used again for their original purpose as holiday homes. Pwllheli In Pwllheli , he was responsible for the development of the West End resort. This holiday resort included a promenade, housing, roads, a recreation ground, golf course and the West End Hotel. The stone required to build the West End was provided by a local quarry that he leased. The company constructed the Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway , which carried the stone and passengers. Penarth Retail David Evans. Swansea Department Store . Eventually owned by House of Fraser . David Evans and Co. Cardiff Department Store. Evan Jones and Co. Men s Outfitter s. Cardiff Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Andrews, Solomon ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1835 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1908 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Andrews, Solomo ... more details
coord 52.8820 4.4238 display title region GB scale 5000 for the school in Carmarthenshire , see Glan y Mor Comprehensive School infobox UK school name Ysgol Glan y M r type Comprehensive school Comprehensive head Menai Jones street Ffordd Caerdydd city Pwllheli county Gwynedd country Wales flagicon Wales postcode LL53 5NU LEA Gwynedd enrollment 430 lower age 11 upper age 16 website http www.glanymor.gwynedd.sch.uk Ysgol Glan y M r is a comprehensive school situated in Pwllheli , Gwynedd , with around 600 pupils. Alumni Gwyneth Glyn poet and singer Hywel Williams politician External links http www.glanymor.gwynedd.sch.uk School Website DEFAULTSORT Ysgol Glan Y Mor Category Schools in Gwynedd Category Secondary schools in Wales Category Welsh medium schools Category Entities with Welsh names Wales school stub cy Ysgol Glan y M r ... more details
Unreferenced stub date December 2009 Infobox road country GBR type A route 497 header type minor length mi 20 direction a West terminus a Nefyn , Gwynedd direction b East terminus b Portmadoc , Gwynedd. junction ukroadsmall 499 br ukroadsmall 487 destinations Pwllheli The A497 road is a non primary road on the Ll n peninsula in Gwynedd , north west Wales . The eastern terminus is a roundabout with the A487 road A487 in Porthmadog nowrap coord 52.9278 4.1334 type landmark region GB display inline name A497 road eastern end . It runs west along the Cambrian Coast to Pwllheli then north to its western terminus at Nefyn nowrap coord 52.9354 4.5201 type landmark region GB display inline name A497 road western end . Substantial improvements have been made to the A497 between Abererch , a mile or so east of Pwllheli and Llanystumdwy , a couple of miles west of Criccieth . The new stretch of road has vastly improved access, especially for larger vehicles, to the Ll n peninsula from the south. It is intended by the Welsh Assembly Government to upgrade the road from Porthmadog to Pwllheli to a trunk road within the next few years. See also British road numbering scheme GeoGroupTemplate GB A road zone 4 coord 52.9098 4.3308 dim 20000 region GB display title name A497 road DEFAULTSORT 4 0497 Category Roads in Wales Category Roads in Gwynedd UK road stub cy A497 ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Coord 52.903 4.460 display title region GB scale 500000 Image WalesDwyfor1974.png thumb 150px Dwyfor 1974 1996 Dwyfor was one of the five Districts of Wales local government district s of Gwynedd , Wales from 1974 to 1996 , covering the Ll n peninsula . Its council was based in Pwllheli . It was formed on 1 April 1974 as a successor to the borough of Pwllheli , the urban district s of Criccieth and Porthmadog , along with Ll n Rural District , and part of Gwyrfai Rural District , all previously in the administrative county of Caernarfonshire . It was named after the river Afon Dwyfor Dwyfor . Dwyfor was notable for being the last stronghold of the Sabbatarian temperance movement in Wales. Under the terms of the Licensing Act 1961, local referendums prevented the opening of public house s on Sundays until 1982, and a further referendum on a 9 turnout reimposed Sunday closing between 1989 and 1996. It was abolished as a district when Gwynedd was reconstitued as a unitary authority on 1 April 1996 . It remains in use as an area covered by an area committee of Gwynedd Council . See also Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor Dwyfor Meirionnydd UK Parliament constituency Wales subdivisions Category Districts of Gwynedd Category Former subdivisions of Wales Category Districts of Wales abolished in 1996 Gwynedd geo stub cy Dwyfor ... more details
infobox UK place country Wales latitude 52.85765 longitude 4.48484 official name Llanbedrog welsh name population 1,020 population ref 2001 static image Image Llanbedrog church.jpg 250px static image caption small St Pedrog s Church small unitary wales Gwynedd lieutenancy wales Gwynedd constituency welsh assembly Dwyfor Meirionnydd Assembly constituency Dwyfor Meirionnydd constituency westminster Caernarfon UK Parliament constituency Caernarfon community wales Llanbedrog postcode district LL53 postcode area LL post town PWLLHELI dial code 01758 os grid reference SH3231 cardiff distance Llanbedrog is a village and community Wales community on the Ll n peninsula of Gwynedd in Wales . It is situated on the south side of the peninsula on the A499 road A499 between Pwllheli and Abersoch . Formerly in the county of Caernarfonshire , it has a population of 1,020. ref http www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk dissemination viewFullDataset.do?instanceSelection 03070&productId 779& ph 60 61&datasetInstanceId 3070&startColumn 1&numberOfColumns 8&containerAreaId 790560 Office for National Statistics Neighbourhood Statistics Census 2001 Parish Headcounts Gwynedd ref The village takes its name from Saint Petroc , which may be the Welsh form of Saint Patrick . ref http www.britannia.com bios ebk pedrogg.html Saint Pedrog Britannia.com ref South of the village is the headland and open area of Mynydd Tir y Cwmwd Mynydd Tir y cwmwd . Granite quarrying was commercially important in the late 19th century and the first half of the 20th century. The quarry closed down in 1949. Image Llanbedrog.jpg thumb 200px left View of village from the headland Holiday makers started coming to Llanbedrog in significant numbers in the early 20th century, and the Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway was built, linking the village to Pwllheli . Most of the track has now eroded and washed away but sections are still visible. The beach is now managed by the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natur ... more details
Football player infobox playername Brian Biggins image fullname height nickname dateofbirth Birth date 1940 5 19 cityofbirth Ellesmere Port countryofbirth England dateofdeath death date and age 2006 9 13 1940 5 19 cityofdeath countryofdeath currentclub clubnumber position Goalkeeper association football Goalkeeper youthyears 1956&ndash 1958 youthclubs Chester City F.C. Chester years 1958&ndash 1961 br 1961&ndash 19?? clubs Chester City F.C. Chester br Pwllheli F.C. Pwllheli caps goals 0 5 0 0 nationalyears nationalteam nationalcaps goals managerclubs manageryears pcupdate ntupdate Brian Biggins born May 19, 1940, Ellesmere Port died September 13, 2006 is a former England English footballer who played as a goalkeeper association football goalkeeper . He made five appearances in The Football League for Chester City F.C. Chester . Biggins became one of Chester s youngest goalkeepers when he made his first team debut aged 17 in April 1958 against Rochdale A.F.C. Rochdale , having already played regular reserve team football. ref name obit cite web url http www.chester city.co.uk brian biggins.asp title Brian Biggins 1940 2006 publisher www.chester city.co.uk accessdate 2008 09 24 ref The following month he played in both games in the final of the Welsh Cup and performed well even though Chester lost a replay to rivals Wrexham A.F.C. Wrexham . ref name obit Despite playing just a handful of league matches for Chester, he has the distinction of appearing in the club s final match in Football League Division Three North and first in the newly created Football League Division Four when the league system was restructured in 1958. ref name obit He remained with the club until leaving for non&ndash league side Pwllheli F.C. Pwllheli in 1961. ref name obit Honours Welsh Cup runners up 1958 External links http www.chester city.co.uk brian biggins.asp Chester City obituary References Reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Biggins, Brian ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHOR ... more details
coord 52.902 4.532 display title region GB scale 50000 Cors Geirch National Nature Reserve is an extensive wetland site situated on the Ll n Peninsula , in the central part of the valley that runs between Nefyn and Pwllheli in Wales . It is maintained by the http www.ccw.gov.uk Countryside Council for Wales . In spring, the woodland on the slopes above the bog is transformed by a spectacular cover of Primula vulgaris primroses , Anemone nemorosa wood anemone and Common Bluebell bluebell s. The huge variety of insects found here includes the rare marsh fritillary marsh fritillary butterfly and many kinds of dragonfly and damselfly . Category Forests and woodlands of Wales Category National Nature Reserves in Wales Category Environment of Gwynedd Wales geo stub ... more details
and Pwllheli. By 1959 it was running every weekday, all year round. ref cite news work Trains ... to the northern part of the Cambrian Line passengers for stations to Pwllheli had to change at Machynlleth ... to Porthmadog or Pwllheli. In 2010, it was taken over by the West Coast Railway Company and rebranded ... more details
otherpersons Harry Smith Football player infobox playername Harry Smith image fullname Henry Stuart Smith height nickname dateofbirth birth date and age 1930 8 27 cityofbirth Chester countryofbirth England currentclub clubnumber position Inside forward youthyears 1944&ndash 1946 br 1946&ndash 1949 youthclubs Chester City F.C. Chester br Liverpool F.C. Liverpool years 1949&ndash c.1950 br c.1950&ndash 1958 br 1958&ndash ? br ?&ndash ? clubs Connah s Quay Nomads F.C. Connah s Quay Nomads br Chester City F.C. Chester br Flint Town United F.C. Flint Town United br Pwllheli F.C. Pwllheli caps goals br 0 73 0 7 nationalyears nationalteam nationalcaps goals managerclubs manageryears pcupdate ntupdate Henry Harry Smith born August 27, 1930, Chester is a former England English footballer who played as an inside forward . He made 73 appearances in The Football League for his local club of Chester City F.C. Chester in the 1950s. Playing career Smith spent time on the books of Chester and Liverpool F.C. Liverpool after leaving school and then had a spell with Connah s Quay Nomads F.C. Connah s Quay Nomads after serving with the Royal Air Force . ref name memories Player Memories , Chester City v Shrewsbury Town matchday programme, 18 2 95, p 15 ref In the early 1950s he rejoined Chester, initially as an amateur and then as a part time professional from 1955 as he combined playing with working as a milkman . ref name memories He made his league debut on the final day of 1952&ndash 53 against Barrow A.F.C. Barrow and went on to score seven times in his 73 league appearances in the next five years. His final league appearance came against Hartlepool United F.C. Hartlepools United on December 28, 1957, after which he left the club to set up his own milk business. ref name memories Smith dropped into non&ndash league football with Flint Town United F.C. Flint Town United and then played for Pwllheli F.C. Pwllheli . ref name memories Honours Chester Welsh Cup runners&ndash up 1954&nd ... more details
distinguish Blackrock railway station imported from Black Rock railway station , which now redirects to this page Infobox UK disused station name Black Rock Halt image name caption latitude 52.91688 longitude 4.20366 original Great Western Railway pregroup postgroup locale Between Criccieth & Porthmadog borough Gwynedd platforms 1 years 1923 events Opened years1 1976 events1 Closed Black Rock Halt was a railway station located in Gwynedd between Criccieth and Porthmadog . It was the last unstaffed halt before Pwllheli railway station Pwllheli on the route of the former Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway , until British Rail reduced Penychain railway station Penychain and Abererch railway station Abererch to unstaffed status, and served the popular beach at Black Rock Sands History Expand section date June 2008 The halt was opened on 9 September 1923 by the Great Western Railway who saw themselves as the holiday line and consisted of a convert 100 ft m adj mid long wooden platform. The station closed on safety grounds in August 1976, but was not removed from the working timetable until the following year when official closure took place. No trace of the wooden platform now remains. The site today Trains on the Cambrian Line pass the site of the former station, which is just about discernible on modern aerial photography. Sources Butt Stations Jowett Atlas Jowett Nationalised Historical Rail Start rail line next Criccieth railway station Criccieth br small Line and station open small previous Porthmadog railway station Porthmadog br small Line and station open small route Great Western Railway br p style background GWR light small Cambrian Coast Line small col GWR colour s end Use dmy dates date January 2011 DEFAULTSORT Black Rock Halt Railway Station Category Disused railway stations in Gwynedd Wales railstation stub ... more details
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