Old Trelawnyd Homes

Plas yn Dre

Plas yn Dre  (centre of photograph) dominates High Street to this day. This was the building in which John Wynne established his Grammar School. According to Ken Davies in his book Trelawnyd Past & Present ,Wynne placed a land charge of £40 a year upon his own property to pay the schoolmaster and usher and to provide £1 a year to each of the 12 poor scholars who were to wear white linen coats. The schoolmaster was also requested to teach twenty boys from the parish free of charge. The first master of the school was a Mr Turner who was appointed in the 1690s

Plas Yn Dre today. Standing proud of lower Bonc terrace
The cottages that made up upper Bonc Terrace , further up High Street were demolished in the 1970s

Siambr Wen

Siambr Wen was once classed as one of the most prestigous local houses in the seventeenth century. Siambr Wen literally means “ white chamber” and indicates that the house had a room that was used as a local courtroom.

Tan y Fynwent

Cwm Road used to be known as Tan Y Fynwent ( Below the graveyard)
And the Llan Cottages west of the Church date from the 1670s.

This inscription is situated above the door of Bwthyn y llan and suggests that the cottage was a place that sold ale or wine.