Conwy Archives is an accredited county archive, focused on preserving the past using the technology of the future. Conwy is eager to make its archive collection easily available to the public, with an investment in digital preservation.
You will find the archive in the Conwy Culture Centre Conwy Culture Centre on Town Ditch Road, Conwy, LL32 8NU.
Opening Hours:
Monday: 9.30am – 12.30pm and 13.30pm – 16.30pm
Tuesday: 9.30am – 12.30pm and 13.30pm – 18.45pm
Wednesday: 9.30am – 12.30pm and 13.30pm – 16.30pm
Thursday: 9.30am – 12.30pm and 13.30pm – 16.30pm
Accessibility Information: Wheelchair accessible, parking for Blue Badge holders, disabled access toilet, hearing aid loop, magnifiers available. Service available in both English and Welsh.
Staff
The supportive staff of Conwy Archives can assist you in both English and Welsh.
Kate Hallett (Senior Archivist), Elisabeth Parfitt (Archivist), Lucinda Smith (Archivist), Gary Jones (Archive Assistant), Elysia Garner (Archive Assistant), Victor Langdon-Lewis (Archive Apprentice).
Our Building
What you’ll find
What we collect:
Conwy Archives collects material related to Conwy County’s history. This includes all sorts of items: parish registers, estate plans, petty sessions records, personal photo albums, and video material. We keep Conwy’s history alive and accessible to the public.
Title card from the film ‘Llandudno – Gateway to Snowdonia’, 1975. (CPF9). 
A scene from footage showing the aftermath of the Dolgarrog dam disaster, 1925. (CPF52). 
A scene from footage of a train on the LNWR line through Conwy, 1898. (CPF21). 
A scene from footage of the Llandudno May Day Parade, 1907. (CPF65).
Most Unusual Item:
Our plan of the Gorddinog Estate from 1894, showing the various buildings and utility pipe layouts on the estate, has a sense of century-old treasure maps about it – and it’s too long to fully unfurl in the archive search room itself!
For more information please contact:
Archifau.Archives@conwy.gov.uk / 01492577550 / Conwy Culture | Conwy Archives