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Taken from the grounds of Bodelwyddan Castle looking over the A55 dual carriage towards the coast with the spire of the Marble Church to the centre of the photo
©Dot Potter
memorial to Canadian Soldiers killed during a mutiny at the Kinmel Park Camp in March 1919
©Ron Gooding
©David Dixon
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©David Dixon
Dist:0.1km<br/>The Victorian era church was erected through the wishes of Margaret, Lady Willoughby de Broke in memory of her husband, Henry Peyto-Verney, 16th Baron Willoughby de Broke, a wealthy man famous for being, erm, mainly rich and reclusive. The grieving widow laid the foundation stone on 24 July 1856 and the new church designed by John Gibson was consecrated by the Bishop of St. Asaph on 23 August 1860 after construction at a cost of £60,000 - a massive sum in Victorian Britain. It is arguable what could have been best achieved with that money locally at that time, and whether a church was the stand-out best single idea.
©Jeremy Bolwell
Dist:0.1km<br/>This is on the coastal plain, but you can see the line of the Clwyd Hills through the trees ahead.
©Bill Boaden
Dist:0.1km<br/>Looking towards the east window from porch entrance.
©David Dixon
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©David Dixon
Dist:0.1km<br/>St Margaret's Church, Bodelwyddan is popularly known as the “Marble Church” because of the varieties of marble used in its construction. The pillars are made of Belgian Red marble, and the nave entrance is made from "Anglesey marble". It is said that its name comes from the thirteen different kinds of marble within the interior, however many locals would say its name derives from its white “marble” appearance. It is one of the best known and most spectacular churches in North Wales and is a prominent landmark along in the A55 trunk road, being visible for many miles (its spire rises to a height of 202 feet). It is dedicated to St. Margaret of Antioch. The church took just over four years to build; the foundation stone being laid on 24 July 1856, it was consecrated by the Bishop of St. Asaph on 23 August 1860. The church was built at a cost of sixty thousand pounds by Lady Willoughby de Broke in memory of her husband.
©Richard Hoare
Dist:0.1km<br/>Memorial to Canadian soldiers who died at Kinmel Camp during WW1 (there was a flu epidemic), erected by their comrades.
©Eirian Evans
Dist:0.1km<br/>The churchyard contains the graves of numerous victims of the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-19 in the Kinmel Bay camp, which was used by Canadian Soldiers during WW1.
©Eirian Evans
Dist:0.1km<br/>The font is a marble representation of the two children of Sir Hugh Williams (donor of the font).
©David Dixon
Dist:0.1km<br/>The marble font beneath the Curtis Family window.
©David Dixon
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Dist:0.1km<br/>The spire attains a height of 202 feet and is a well known landmark locally. Apparently 13 different types of marble are used in its construction, mainly internally, as the exterior is limestone and on a sunny day sparkles as white as a wedding cake. Externally it also features many fine carvings of gargoyles and statues. It was built between 1856 and 1860.
©Jeremy Bolwell

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