Elysian Grove Explained

Country:Wales
Official Name:Elysian Grove
Static Image:Towards Cae Melyn (geograph 3870578).jpg
Static Image Caption:Houses above Penglais Road, with Elysian Grove leading into Cae Melyn
Coordinates:52.417°N -4.075°W
Cardiff Distance Mi:74.7
Cardiff Distance Km:120.3
London Distance Mi:179.2
London Distance Km:288.4
Unitary Wales:Ceredigion
Community Wales:Aberystwyth
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Ceredigion
Constituency Westminster:Ceredigion Preseli
Post Town:Aberystwyth
Postcode District:SY23
Os Grid Reference:SN 5898 8191

Elysian Grove (Welsh: Llwyn Afallon)[1] is a street in the community and town of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, which is from Cardiff.

The area was built up in the 1930s.[2] Prior to this, Elysian Grove, also known as Panglais Dingle,[3] referred to an area on the lower slopes of Panglais Hill. It was well known as an entertainment venue, with an open air stage during the summer, mainly offering concerts and pierrot.[3] There was also a pay-for-entry playground and woodland walks run by the Penglais Estate.[1] [3] Live outdoor entertainment began on the site in the late 1890s and continued until 1926.[4] A contract for a 1,000-seat pavilion was tendered in 1908.[5] and built by 1910.[3] The remains of the stage, located slightly uphill of the start of Dan-Y-Coed, were still visible in the 1970s.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20120903125936/https://www.ceredigion.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=5687 Elysian Grove
  2. William Troughton, Aberystwyth Through Time, Amberley Publishing Limited, 2010 .
  3. A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to North Wales (southern Section), p. 42, Ward, Lock & Company, 1912 .
  4. Ieuan Gwynedd Jones, Aberystwyth, 1277-1977, pp. 119, 121, Gomer Press, 1977, .
  5. https://archive.org/details/sim_electrical-review_1908-04-24_62_1587/page/n14/mode/1up "Contractors column"