Rhos-on-Sea College, Llandrillo-yn-Rhos, Colwyn Bay

Rhos College is assumed to have stood at the junction of College Avenue and Abbey Road Llandrillo-yn-Rhos and should not be confused with the nearby Penrhos Girls School. Details are sparce but the school buildings appear to have been built by Henry Goldsmith at his own expense between 1898 and September 1900, and then leased to the school. Construction proved to be not without difficulty, with friction between the contractor and the two men appointed by Goldsmith to act as clerk of works. The local press recorded two cases of assault. Edward Evans was also in financial difficulty with the contract being taken over by trustees.

ESTIMATES for Quantities Wanted for Excavation and Drains, Brickwork, Masonry, Joiner, Plumber, Plasterer, Roof-tiler, together or separate, for Rhos-on-Sea College, Colwvn Bay. Apply, HENRY GOLDSMITH, Architect, 63, Faulkner Street, Manchester. [Llandudno Advertiser 15 September 1898 page 1] [Rhyl Record and Advertiser 10 September 1898 page 2]

Reference        Llandudno Advertiser 15 September 1898 page 1
Reference        Rhyl Record and Advertiser 10 September 1898 page 2 -contracts
Reference        Building News 23 September 1898 Page xiii – contracts
Reference        Manchester Guardian Tuesday 25 April 1899 – plumbing contract
Reference        Llandudno Advertiser 15 December 1898 – assault Handy v Evans 5 December 1898
Reference        Weekly News 19 May 1898 page 2 – assault Williams v Evans 18 April 1899