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1150 - Ancient Monument
1150 - Ancient Monument Ancient Tomb Stone - The Churchyard at Llanfihangel y TraethauAt one time the rivers Glaslyn and Dwyryd joined near the Church at Llanfihangel and entered the sea along Morfa Harlech. It was mentioned that in that period the Church was built to try, they say, to convert the inhabitants of Yr Ynys and the surrounding area to Christianity.
In Before 1800 -
1616 - Glyn Cywarch earliest build
1616 - Earliest part of the structure of the mansion of Glyn Cywarch was built.
In Before 1800 -
1698 - Ellis Wynne was Married
1698 - Ellis Wynne was married at Llanfihangel y Traethau church.
In Before 1800 -
1760 - Dorti'r Wrach (The Witch)
1760 - Dorti'r Wrach (The Witch) According to the story, Dorti who was considered a witch lived in the Llandecwyn area towards the end ofthe eighteenth century. It was a custom at that time if there was doubt about any suspicious events in anarea, that people had the right to give a test to show if a woman was a witch or not. It was custom at that time if there was doubt about any suspicious events in an area, that people had the right to perform a test to show whether a woman was a witch or not. Dorti, who was suspected of being a witch, was put in a barrel on top of Moel Tecwyn and dropped over…
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1774 - Mari'r Fantell Wen (Mary Evans Whitemantle)
1774 - Mari'r Fantell Wen (Mary Evans Whitemantle) Mary Evans, known as Mari'r Fantell Wen (1735? – 28 October 1789), was a confidant who founded a Christian cult in north-west Wales in the second half of the 18th century. Our main source for her history is the book Mirror of the Times by Robert Jones, Rhos-lan. Mari was a native of Anglesey but settled in the parish of Maentwrog, Gwynedd. It is said that she left her husband and courted another married man and had a daughter by him. She believed that she was engaged to Jesus Christ and that anything done for her sake was tantamount to doing something on behalf of Jesus himself. A number of people from the old county of Caernarvonshire joined…
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1802 - Painting by Cornelius Varley
1802 - Painting by Cornelius Varley of Ty Gwyn Mawr showing that ship-building was taking place here at this time.
In 1801-1850 -
1810 - Building Of The Sea Wall
1810 - The Sea Wall was built from Ty Gwyn Mawr or Ty Gwyn y Gamlas to Pont y Glyn by Glyn Cywarch and from Glanywern to the point where Pont Briwet is today.
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1812 - Birth of Captain Lewis Holland Thomas
1812 - Birth of Captain Lewis Holland Thomas
In 1801-1850 -
1816 - Bed of Afon Dwyryd Moved
1816 - Bed of Afon Dwyryd moved to the north of Ynys Gifftan, Before this date, access to Ynys Gifftan was easier from Abergafran, near Minffordd than from Talsarnau or from Yr Ynys.
In 1801-1850 -
1817 - Naming of Ship Aground as Local Tavern
1817 - Naming of Ship Aground as Local Tavern
In 1801-1850 -
1820 - The end of Ship Building on the Dwyryd
1820 - The end of Ship Building on the Dwyryd.
In 1801-1850 -
1836 - Opening of The Ffestiniog Railway
1836 - Opening of The Ffestiniog Railway The line was built between 1833 and 1836 to transport slate from the quarries from the inland town of Blaenau Ffestiniog to the coastal town of Porthmadog where they would be loaded onto ships. The railway was graded so that loaded wagons could be operated by gravity downhill all the way from Blaenau Ffestiniog to the port. The empty wagons were hauled back up by horses, which travelled down in special 'dandy' wagons. To complete this constant grading (about 1 in 80 for most of the way), the line followed the natural lie of the land using cuttings and embankments built from stones and slates without mortar. Before the completion of a long…
In 1801-1850 -
1837 - 50 Slate Boats Carrying Capacity
1837 - 50 slate boats had carried 19,280 tons of slate down Afon Dwyryd.
In 1801-1850 -
1860 - The birth of J H Jones Editor Y Brython
1860 - The birth of J H Jones Editor Y Brython
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1861 - The Chapel at Llenyrch was Built
1861 - The chapel at Llenyrch was built. The Rev Tecwyn Evans notes in his book that 80 people attended the services and about 50 attended the Sunday School.
In 1851-1900E -
1867 - Opening of the Cambrian Coast Railway
1867 - Opening of the Cambrian Coast Railway
In 1851-1900E -
1867 - The Lower Road From Harlech to Maentwrog Built
1867 - The Lower Road From Harlech to Maentwrog Built
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1876 - The Turkestan Shipwrecked
1876 - The Turkestan Shipwrecked on the beach at Harlech.
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1892 - 1928 - Manganeze Mines Being Worked
1892 - 1928 - Manganeze Mines Being Worked in the Rhinogydd mountains to the south of Talsarnau.
In 1851-1900E -
1900 - The Birth of Richard Hughes the Author
1900 - The Birth of Richard Hughes the Author
In 1851-1900E -
1906 - The Revolt School at Llandecwyn Established
1906 - The Revolt School at Llandecwyn Established
In 1901-1950E -
1913 - The Co-Operative Society Established
1913 - The Co-Operative Society Established
In 1901-1950E -
1927 - Talsarnau Swamped by Exceptional Tide
1927 - Talsarnau Swamped by an Exceptional Tide referred to as The Llanw Mawr (The Exceptional Tide).
In 1901-1950E -
1929 - The Birth of Ted Breeze Jones the Naturalist
1929 - The Birth of Ted Breeze Jones the Naturalist
In 1901-1950E -
1935 - Piped Drinking Water Available
1935 - Piped drinking water available in the homes for the first time.
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1936 - Parts of the Area Swamped By Tidal Wave
1936 - Parts of the area swamped by tidal wave.
In 1901-1950E -
1948 - The Building of the Cilfor Housing Estate
1948 - The Building of the Cilfor Housing Estate
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1953 - 1962 - Turf Supplying From Traeth Bach
1953 - 1962 - Turf Supplying From Traeth Bach
In 1951 - 2000E -
1953 - Electricity Supply Arrives at Yr Ynys
1953 - Electricity Supply Arrives at Yr Ynys
In 1951 - 2000E -
1961 - The Closing of the School at Llandecwyn
1961 - The closing of the school at Llandecwyn.
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1962 - 1965 - The Building of Pylons Across Afon Dwyryd
1962 - 1965 - The Building of Pylons Across Afon Dwyryd
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1973 - The Building of Bryn Eithin Housing Estate
1973 - The Building of Bryn Eithin Housing Estate
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1980 - Capel Newydd Established in Talsarnau
1980 - Capel Newydd Established in Talsarnau
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1986 - Discovery of One of the Dwyryd Slate Boats
1986 - Discovery of One of the Dwyryd Slate Boats
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2015 - Opening the new Bridge - Pont Briwet
2015 - Opening the new Bridge - Pont Briwet
In 2001- 2050E -
2018 - The Closing of the Chapel at Bryntecwyn
2018 - The Closing of the Chapel at Bryntecwyn
In 2001- 2050E
