DIRECTORY.) 49 Al\IL WCH, WITH THE PARISHES AND VILLAGES OF BULL BAY, RHOS-Y-BOL, BODEWRYD, LLANEILIAN, LLANWENLL WYFO, PENSARN AND RHOSBEIRIO. AMI·WCH is a market town, seaport and parish in Magistrates, Hugh Roberts, Pembol-isaf; John Matt­ the hundred of Twrcelyn, Isle of Anglesey, and the hews, Bank house, Mona street ; Owen Lloyd J ones, terminal station of the Amlwch and Gaerwen branch Samuel Hnghes, David Hughes, Chris. F. Priestley of the London and North-Western railway, 262 miles Clerk, John W. Paynter north-west from London, 20 north-west from Bangor, Amlwch Conservative Club, Benjamin Rossiter & and 20 north by east from Holyhead, situated near Richard "\V, Pritchard, secretaries the northern extremity of the island, and commanding, Liberal Club, 7 Bull Bay road, John R. Thomas, sec. in clear weather, a view of the Isle of .Man and a part Assem Lly Rooms, .Market street of Cumberland, in the second division of the county, Infectious Hospital, Llancarw head of a petty-sessional division, county-court district Assistant overseer & rate collector, William J ones, 38 of Llangefni, rural deanery of Twrcelyn, archdeaconry Market street of Bangor and Anglesey, and diocese of Bangor. The Amlwch Gas & Chemical Co.'s Works, Tanyfynwent, church is dedicated to St. Eleth. The registers date Richard Bridson, sec.; Thomas H. Chambers, mangr. from the year 1633. The living is a vicarage, with a Cemetery, Cemmaes road net yearly value of £286 and residence, in the gift of Coast Guard Station, Amlwch, Chas. Waters, chief officer the Bishop of Bangor, and held since 1888 by the Custom House, Amlwch port, David J, Davies, prin­ Rev. David Lloyd- J ones of Queen's College, Bir- cipal officer mingham. There are chapels for Baptists, Independ- Dry Dock, Amlwch port, William Thomas & Sons, ents, Calvinists, and Welsh and English Wesleyan proprietors Methodists. Life Saving Apparatus Station, Charles Waters, Previous to the mining operations, which commenced chief officer on the Parys Mountain, about the year 1768, this place Lighthouse, Point Lynas, Richard Roberts, keeper was only a small fishing village, but since the period Literary & Scientific Institution, School road, J. referred to, has continued to increase in population and Matthews, secretary & treasurer buildings, until it has arrived at the rank of a market Market Hall, Tanyfynwent town; having many good dwellings, shops and inns Police Station, Wesley street, Wm. Hughes, sergeant -of the latter, the Dinorben Hotel, in the Market place, may be mentioned as an excellently conducted PLA~Es OF WoRS_HIP & TIME OF SERVICEs. establishment. St. Eleth s Church, Dmorben sq. 10.30 a. m. (Welsh), During the most flourishing state of the mines, it 3.15 p. m. (English), 6. 0 p.m. (Welsh). Chapel of has been ascertained that from sixty thousand to eighty Ease, Amlwch port. 10._30 a m. & 6.0 p.m. (Wel~h-). thousand tons of copper ore were annually extracted, Rev. D. Lloyd-Jones, v1car; Rev. Dav1d P. Dav1es, but at present they are not worked. H. Hills & Sons' curate alkali works are carried on near the port. For the CHAPELS:- . accommodation of shipping, the Anglesey Copper Corn- BAPTIST: Salem street, Rev. G. "'Wilhams. 10.0 a. m. panics excavated a basin or dock in the solid rock, & 6. 0 p.m which, though dry at low water, can receive vessels of INDEPENDENT: Amlwch port, Rev. Thomas Evans. six hundred tons burden with the flood· it is however 10.0 a. m. & 6. 0 p.m greatly exposed and dangerous of access' during' high' •M ETH_m_ns_T :- . northerly winds, which drive a heavy se!L up the creek Calv~mstiC, Pemel square, Amlwch port (ministers of the harbour; a breakwater, however, contributes var~o~s): 10.0 a.m, & 6.0 p.m greatly to the safety of the shipping. CalvrmstiC, Bethesda street, Rev. Owen Hughes. About the year 1798, an Act of Parliament was ob- 10.~ ~-~· & 6.0 p.m. tained to enable the trustees to enlarge the port and Calvrmstlc, Pentre Melm, Adda, Penmynydd, Burwen, levy harbour dues. The chief branches of trade are ~ev. Owen Hu~hes. 10.30 a.m. & ~-~ p.m . the manufacture of ochres and colours and brewing. "\\ esleyan (Enghsh), Wesley street (m1msters varwus). There are also three establishments for the manufacture 10.30 a.m. & 6.0 p.m . of tobacco. Wesleyan (Welsh), Burwen (m1msters vanous). 10.0 National and British schools and a Literary and a.m. & 6.0 p.m Scientific Institution are established here. The market Wesleyan (Welsh), W esley street, Rev. Thomas N. is held on Saturday. Fairs are held on the 1st Monday Roberts. 10.0 a. m. & 6.0 p.m in January, 1st Monday in April, 1st in October, and ScHOOLS. last Monday in December. A School Board of 7 members was fanned on 24th The area _colD: prises 9, 271 acres, of which 82 are water; July 1882 the populatiOn m 1891 was 4, 443. Clerk, George M. Hughes PosT, MoNEY 0RDEn & TELEGRAPH OFFICE & SJ\VINGS BoAJ:tD :- BANK, Parys Lodge square.-Owen Dew, postmaster. Amlwch John Matthews master· .Mrs Ellen Matt- Letters arnve. from all parts of England & Wales at hews, mistress' ; Miss Mary' J ones,' infants'. mistress. 7 a.m. & 5.45 p.rn., & are despatched to all parts at 7 Built in 1860 for 500 children; average attendance, a.m. & 7 p.m. Letters should have R.S.O. Anglesey 105 boys, 110 girls, & 60 infants added Amlwch port (infants), Margaret J. Williams, mistress. SuB-PosT, MoNEY ORDER & TELEGHAPH OFFICE, Built in 1894 for 100 children (mixed)· average Amlwch port.-William ·williams, postmaster attendance 60 ' PosT OFFICE, Rhosgoch.-John Edwards, postm_aster. NATIONAL s'cHOOL: School road, John R. Roberts, Letters are despatched at 7.20 p.m. Amlwch 1s the master. Mrs Jessie Roberts assistant mistress nearest money order & telegraph office, 3 miles dis- Built in 182.1 for 120 childr~n (mixed) ; averag~ tant. Letters should have R.S.O. Anglesay added. attendance 100 AMLWCH DISTRICT OF ANGLESEY, 2ND PETTY Rail way station,' Salem street-Chas. Noble, stationmstr SESSIONAL DIVISION. Railway station, Rhosgoch-John Ed·wards, stationmstr PETTY SESSIONS COURT. Bull Bay, a favourite place of resort for visitors in Dinorben Hotel. summer, is a small village on the coast, about 2 miles A court is held on the 3rd friday in each month west. There is a lifeboat stationed here, also public The following places are in the district :-Amlwch, baths, and a good hotel, lately enlarged, Bodewryd, Llanwenllwyfo, Llaneilian, Llanbadrig, PUBLIC BUILDINGS:­ Llanfechell, Llanrhwydrus, Llanfairynghornwy, Llan- Baths, Bull Bay ffiewyn & Rhosbeirio Lifeboat Station, Owen Chard, coxswain N, WALES 4 .