Human settlement in Wales
| Elysian Grove | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Houses above Penglais Road, with Elysian Grove leading into Cae Melyn | |
  Elysian GroveLocation within Ceredigion | |
| OS grid reference | SN 5898 8191 |
| • Cardiff | 74.7 mi (120.2 km) |
| • London | 179.2 mi (288.4 km) |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Aberystwyth |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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Elysian Grove (Welsh: Llwyn Afallon) is a street in the town and community of Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 74 miles (119 km) from Cardiff.
The area was built up in the 1930s. Prior to this, Elysian Grove, also known as Panglais Dingle, 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. There was also a pay-for-entry playground and woodland walks run by the Penglais Estate. Live outdoor entertainment began on the site in the late 1890s and continued until 1926. A contract for a 1,000-seat pavilion was tendered in 1908. and built by 1910. The remains of the stage, located slightly uphill of the start of Dan-Y-Coed, were still visible in the 1970s.
See also
References
- ^ Elysian Grove, Ceredigion County Council website, accessed 31 March 2014.
- William Troughton, Aberystwyth Through Time, Amberley Publishing Limited, 2010 ISBN 1445626454.
- ^ A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to North Wales (southern Section), p. 42, Ward, Lock & Company, 1912 OCLC 65848665.
- ^ Ieuan Gwynedd Jones, Aberystwyth, 1277-1977, pp. 119, 121, Gomer Press, 1977, ISBN 0850884977.
- "Contractors column", The Electrical Review, vol. 62, iss. 1587, p. 699, 24 April 1908.
External links
- Peter Davis Digitised Postcards Collection:Coflein, postcard depicting a woodland walk in Elysian Grove.
