Four Houses, Endsleigh Road, Old Colwyn

Some thirty-five acres of land adjoining the new railway station on the L. and N.W. line at Colwyn, North Wales, have recently been purchased by a land and building company in Manchester, and laid out in building plots by the company's architect, Mr. Charles Heathcote, Princess-street, Manchester, and the erection of four houses, the formation of roads, tennis ground, etc., are now being proceeded with. [Building News 22 February 1884 page 285]

HOUSES, COLWYN, NORTH WALES - The London and North-Western Company having determined upon the erection of a station on their line at Colwyn, North Wales, a few gentlemen recently purchased a small estate immediately adjoining that station, with the intention of forming thereof a seaside resort that would be free from the usual type and workmanship of the speculative builder's lodging-house, and in which the sewering, drainage, &c., would be carried out with every sanitary precaution. The station was opened about a fortnight since for passenger traffic. The sewering and road-making are being carried out by Mr. Bugbird, contractor, Carnarvon. The block of houses which we this week illustrate was commenced last month, the contractors being Messrs. Wilson, Toft and Huntly, Manchester. The houses are built externally of stone lined with brick, the upper portions being partly in stucco and partly covered with brindled tiles. The estate rises easily from the sea, and commands views of mountain (including the Little Orme's Head) and sea. The rising of the ground is a great aid to picturesque building. A fine background exists in the Llandulas Rock, which also serves the useful purpose of entirely sheltering the estate from the east, and rendering it well calculated for a winter as well as a summer resort. The architect is Mr. Charles Heathcote, F.R.I.B.A., 6 Princess Street, Manchester, and at Colwyn Bay. [The Architect 19 April 1884 page 247]

Reference        Building News 22 February 1884 page 285
Reference        The Architect 19 April 1884 page 247

Site identified by Jonathan Mann by email November 2021. The station referred to in the text was "Old Colwyn," closed and demolished.