Llandudno, Conwy - Happy Valley & Pier - postcard 1964

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Happy Valley and Pier, Llandudno
• Publisher:  none given
• Postally used:  yes
• Stamp:  2&half d. red Wilding
• Postmark(s):  Llandudno /Colwyn Bay 29 July 1964 wavy line
• Sent to:  Edinburgh
• Notes / condition: 

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Llandudno (/?læn'd?dno?/ or /læn'd?dno?/; Welsh pronunciation: [?an'd?dn?])^[1] is a seaside resort, town and community in Conwy County Borough, Wales. In the 2011 UK census, the community, which includes Penrhyn Bay and Penrhynside, had a population of 20,710.^[2]

Llandudno, ""Queen of the Welsh Resorts"", a title first implied as early as 1864,^[3] is now the largest seaside resort in Wales, and lies on a flat isthmus of sand between the Welsh mainland and the Great Orme peninsula. Historically a part of Caernarfonshire, Llandudno was formerly in the district of Aberconwy within Gwynedd.

The Happy Valley, a former quarry, was the gift of Lord Mostyn to the town in celebration of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887. The area was landscaped and developed as gardens, two miniature golf courses, a putting green, a popular open air theatre and extensive lawns. The ceremonies connected with the Welsh National Eisteddfod were held there in 1896 and again in 1963. In June 1969, the Great Orme Cabin Lift, a modern alternative to the tramway, was opened with its base station adjacent to the open air theatre. The distance to the summit is just over one mile (1.6 km) and the four-seater cabins travel at six m.p.h. on a continuous steel cable over two miles (3 km) long. It is the longest single stage cabin lift in Britain and the longest span between pylons is over 1,000 feet (300 m). The popularity of the 'Happy Valley Entertainers' open air theatre having declined, the theatre closed in 1985 and likewise the two miniature golf courses closed and were converted in 1987 to create a 280 metres (920 ft) artificial ski slope and toboggan run. The gardens were extensively restored as part of the resort's millennium celebrations and remain a major attraction.

type=printed postcards

theme=topographical: british

sub-theme=wales

county/ country=caernarvonshire

number of items=single

period=1945 - present

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