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The architecture and layout of the town are largely utilitarian. Most of the buildings are constructed of stone with slate roofs. Some are constructed wholly of slate blocks, although such buildings tend to suffer from damp and structural slippage because the very flat and smooth surfaces of slate do
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and Wales as a whole. In successive census returns (1901 and 1911) Bethesda had the highest percentage of Welsh speakers of its respective shire (Caernarfonshire) and of any district in Wales (with 1,500 monolingual Welsh speakers in 1901). The name of the town is known colloquially "Pesda" in the
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In the 1970s and 1980s, Bethesda developed a reputation as a hub of musical creativity. Jam sessions and small home studios abounded alongside a burgeoning pub rock scene. As well as the now well-established 'Pesda Roc' festival, Bethesda has nurtured the Welsh language bands
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In June 2012 Tabernacl (Bethesda) Cyf., a non-profit co-operative based in the town was awarded a grant of around £1 million to renovate Neuadd Ogwen, a performance venue on the High Street. It was due to reopen as a community arts centre in June 2013.
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The upper parts of Carneddi, Cilfodan and Tan y Foel owe more to stone quarrying on the nearby hills rather than slate quarrying that supported the lower end of the town. At the eastern limits, the town is bounded by the rising land of the
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The settlement's ancient name was Cilfoden, formerly known as Glanogwen. In 1823, the Bethesda Chapel was built and the town subsequently grew around and later named after it. The chapel was rebuilt in 1840.
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Llanllechid, on the outskirts of Bethesda, is the home of the Popty Bakery, the origins of which date back to the bakery opened by O. J. Williams in the early 1900s. The product range highlights
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land. Most of the town is to the east and northeast of the road, with housing packed onto the hillside in irregular rows, built on the commons. On the current high street, all the
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of Bethesda was 4,735 in 2011. Current opportunities for employment in the town are limited: there are a few manufacturing businesses; most businesses are in the low-paid
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At the local level, Bethesda elects thirteen community councillors to Bethesda Community Council, from the community wards of Gerlan, Ogwen and Rachub.
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team in Bethesda, and many of the location shots were filmed in the area. The series was based on the novel of the same name, by
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between 1900 and 1903 – the longest industrial dispute in British history. This led to the creation of the nearby village of
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The dominant language of the town is Welsh and can be seen written and heard spoken in most settings. According to the
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Slate tips on outer edges of Penrhyn Quarry at Mynydd Llandegai, the view looks out to Bethesda in the distance
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War memorial and Jerusalem Chapel, the biggest of the many chapels built in Bethesda during the Age of Slate.
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A slate memorial to commemorate the Strike at the Penrhyn Slate Quarry, in the grounds of Jerusalem Chapel.
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in Europe, at just over 1,600 metres (0.99 mi) long, and brings the town hundreds of visitors.
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to Gwynedd County Council. Since 2004, two county wards have covered Bethesda, namely
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runs through Bethesda and marked the border between Lord Penrhyn's land, and the
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Bethesda, From the mountains in the South facing North towards Anglesey
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opened in 1801 to serve Penrhyn Quarry. It connected the quarry with
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and Braichmelyn; their names are retained as districts of the town.
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www.geograph.co.uk : photo of Bethesda and surrounding area
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mountains which form some of the more remote landscapes of
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industries; the largest of the local quarries is the
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Zip World Velocity in Penrhyn Quarry is the longest
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