Victoria Pier was a pier in the seaside resort of Colwyn Bay on the coast of North Wales UK.
The Pier dated back to 1899 and was extended from its original 316 feet long to 750 feet in 1903. Since those heydays Victoria Pier has been at the centre of a gripping story of survival almost demolished on at least two occasions, having suffered devastating fire and weather damage.
The demolition of Colwyn Bay's pier pavilion was finally completed early 2018
Cwm Idwal is a very popular attraction for visitors interested in walking, climbing, fishing and geology.
Cwm Idwal is a national nature reserve, and one of the few places in Britain where the Snowdon Lilly can be found. It is an area to be treated with extra special respect. It is an area which is home to lots of wildlife, north Wales, UK
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English chinaware was based on the site between 1795 and 1926
The Works are situated next to the Shropshire canal which provided cheap bulk transport for raw materials and finished goods.
Located in a World Heritage Site, the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.
The Shropshire Canal at Ironbridge Gorge Coalport, Shropshire, England
Lake Ogwen Boat house
The lake is surrounded by high mountains, including Pen yr Ole Wen and snow covered Tryfan mountain in the Ogwen Valley, It forms part of the Glyderau group, and is one of the most famous and recognisable peaks in Snowdonia, North Wales, UK.
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St Celynnin Church, possibly one of the remotest churches in Wales and is amongst the oldest. A small and simple building, it probably dates from the 12th century and was pre-dated by an earlier church of timber, near Henryd, Conwy, north Wales, UK
Tryfan mountain right forms part of the Glyderau group, and is one of the most famous and recognisable peaks in Britain, having a classic pointed shape with rugged crags. At 917.5 m above sea level it is the fifteenth highest mountain in Wales.
On the left is Pen yr Ole Wen the seventh highest mountain in Snowdonia and in Wales. It is the most southerly of the Carneddau range.
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Watching the storm approaching Nant Gwynant, one of the most dramatic and beautiful valleys in Wales. Its northern slopes rise to the summit of Wales highest mountain Snowdon and to the south lies the relatively undisturbed hills of Moel y Dyniewyd and the Moelwynion range. Snowdonia, north Wales UK
Llanberis Pass Snowdonia National Park, north Wales, UK
English chinaware was based on this site between 1795 and 1926
old Bottle Kiln works at Coalport, Shropshire, England
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On the northern side of the Great Orme, Llandudno, north Wales, UK nestling in a sheltered hollow, graveyard at the church of Saint Tudno built in the 12th century.
Sunset at the abandoned Lighthouse at Point of Ayre, Talacre Beach, Flintshire, North Wales, UK
Dolbadarn Castle stands on a rocky hill some eighty feet above Llyn Padarn and Llyn Peris in the Llanberis Pass between Caernarfon and Snowdonia. The 13th century Castle is listed as a World Heritage Site.
A small mountain stream leading into Ogwen lake at the foot of Tryfan mountain, Snowdonia, north Wales, UK
Moored boats on Llyn Nantlle Uchaf. A lake in the Nantlle Valley, Gwynedd, Wales. UK
Moored canoes at Geirionydd lake, it lies in a valley near Capel Curig and Betws y Coed, North Wales UK, where the northern edge of the Gwydyr Forest meets the lower slopes of the Carneddau mountains. The lake is almost a mile long and covers an area of 45 acres
Nant Gwrtheyrn or the Nant as it is often called, is a magical place located in a former quarrying village on the northern coast of the Llŷn Peninsula in North Wales, UK
Through the victorian gate lies trees in a field of daffodils spring time in UK
The snow covered mountains of Cwm Idwal, a very popular attraction for visitors interested in walking, climbing, fishing and geology.
Cwm Idwal is a national nature reserve, and one of the few places in Britain where the Snowdon Lilly can be found, Snowdonia National Park, North Wales, UK
Autumn with the acers turning red North Wales UK, Textured
Autumn waterfall at the Clywedog Valley, coedpoeth, Wrexham north Wales, UK
In Autumn the most photographed tea room in Britain. 15th century cottage, once a courthouse, and now a tea-room, Llanrwst north Wales UK
Pont Fawr a narrow three-arch stone bridge, It is said to have been designed by Inigo Jones and it was built in 1636 by Sir John Wynn of Gwydir Castle. The bridge connects the town with Gwydir, a manor house dating from 1492, Originally built to carry horses and carts.
Two Breitling Wingwalker biplanes with white smoke trails at Sunset over north Wales coast UK
Seascape Sunset at the abandoned Talacre Lighthouse North Wales UK
Victorian Mining village with the coal shaft, coal and wood supplies. England
The worlds first Iron Bridge built over the river Severn in 1779.
Built to a design by architect Thomas Farnolls Pritchard and cast at the Coalbrookdale ironworks of Abraham Darby III Ironbridge, Shropshire, England.
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Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales, at an elevation of 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) above sea level, and the highest point in the British Isles outside the Scottish Highlands. It is located in Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, and has been described as - probably the busiest mountain in Britain. It is designated as a national nature reserve for its rare flora and fauna.
In Welsh folklore, the summit of Snowdon is said to be the tomb of Rhitta Gawr, a giant. This is claimed to be the reason for the Welsh name Yr Wyddfa, literally meaning - the tumulus - a mound of earth and stones raised over a grave or graves. Rhitta Gawr wore a cloak made of men's beards, and was slain by King Arthur after claiming Arthur's beard.
Llyn Peris is a lake in Snowdonia, Wales, approximately 1.8 km long and situated close to the villages of Llanberis and Nant Peris.
The common starling (Sturnus vulgaris), also known as the European starling, or in the British Isles just the starling,
It is about 8 inch long and has glossy black plumage with a metallic sheen, which is speckled with white at some times of year.
Winter at the wooden foot bridge leading to Cwm Idwal lake, Snowdonia, north Wales UK
Cwm Idwal is a very popular attraction for visitors interested in walking, climbing, fishing and geology.
Cwm Idwal is a national nature reserve, and one of the few places in Britain where the Snowdon Lilly can be found. It is an area to be treated with extra special respect. It is an area which is home to lots of wildlife.
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Decorative Iron Gate leading to Idwal lake and the Devils Kitchen, Tryfan Mountainin the background, snowdonia national park, north Wales,UK
Moored blue boat at Morfa Nefyn beach, a small village located on the northern coast of the Llyn Peninsula, north wales, UK
From Cwm Idwal looking towards cloud covered Tryfan mountain a silhouette of a lone photographer waiting patiently for the right moment. There also is a dog if you can find it?
Snowdonia north Wales UK
St Celynnin Church, possibly one of the remotest churches in Wales and is amongst the oldest. A small and simple building, it probably dates from the 12th century and was pre-dated by an earlier church of timber, near Henryd, Conwy, north Wales, UK
Steps and zig zag path down the Pyg Track to Lake Glaslyn in the Snowdonia National Park north Wales. Approximately 600 metres above sea level and lake Llydaw below.
Frozen lake Ogwen, Snowdonia North Wales, UK.
The lake is surrounded by high mountains, including Pen yr Ole Wen and Tryfan, considered to be one of the finest mountains in Wales. Ogwen is an extremely shallow lake, with a depth of only three metres, and is around a mile long. It lies at a height of 310 metres above sea level. The lake is the source of the River Ogwen.
Winter at Padarn lake late evening awaiting sunset, looking towards Dolbadarn Castle and beyond to Snowdon north Wales, UK
The Weir at the end of Ogwen Lake, Snowdonia with Tryfan mountain in the background, North Wales, UK.
Crafnant lake lies in a beautiful valley in North Wales where the northern edge of the Gwydir Forest meets the lower slopes of the Carneddau mountains, many people regard the lake as one of the most beautiful spots in North Wales. Crafnant takes its name from craf, an old Welsh word for garlic, and nant, a stream or valley.
Long exposure Sunset Seascape of a Groyne at Rhyl North Wales UK
Llyn Bodgynydd is a lake in the Gwydir Forest in North Wales. It covers an area of some and lies at a height of 822 feet
The Snowdon Mountain Railway is a narrow gauge rack and pinion mountain railway in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It is a tourist railway that travels for 4.7 miles from Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon, the highest peak in England and Wales.
Winter valley sun beams at Nant Ffrancon Pass Snowdonia north Wales UK
A broken down 1961 BSA 650cc Motorcycle
The Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited (BSA) was a major British industrial combine, a group of businesses manufacturing military and sporting firearms; bicycles; motorcycles; cars; buses and bodies; steel; iron castings; hand, power, and machine tools; coal cleaning and handling plants; sintered metals; and hard chrome process.
At its peak, BSA was the largest motorcycle producer in the world.
Seascape Sunset and person silhouette at Talacre Lighthouse North Wales UK
Llyn Idwal is a small lake that lies within Cwm Idwal in the Glyderau mountains of Snowdonia, north Wales, UK
Cloaked in shades of red, gold and green the Virginia Creeper covering the Tu Hwnt i'r Bont tearoom a quaint 15th century cottage changes as Autumn approaches on the west bank of the River Conwy in Llanrwst, North Wales, UK
Virginia Creeper covering the most photographed tea room in Britain.Tu Hwnt i'r Bont tearoom a quaint 15th century cottage on the west bank of the River Conwy in Llanrwst, North Wales, UK
Pont Fawr a narrow three-arch stone bridge, It is said to have been designed by Inigo Jones and it was built in 1636 by Sir John Wynn of Gwydir Castle. The bridge connects the town with Gwydir, a manor house dating from 1492, Originally built to carry horses and carts.
Cloaked in shades of red, gold and green the Virginia Creeper covering the most photographed tea room in Britain.Tu Hwnt i'r Bont tearoom a quaint 15th century cottage changes as Autumn approaches on the west bank of the River Conwy in Llanrwst, North Wales, UK
Pont Fawr a narrow three-arch stone bridge, It is said to have been designed by Inigo Jones and it was built in 1636 by Sir John Wynn of Gwydir Castle. The bridge connects the town with Gwydir, a manor house dating from 1492, Originally built to carry horses and carts.
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Ruins at the Cwmorthin Slate Quarry, a substantial disused slate mine found on the shores of Cwmorthin lake above the town of Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales, UK
Quarrying on the site started in 1810 and closed in 1997
