Llandudno’s Military Heritage by Peter Johnson and Adrian Hughes sheds light on the impact that the military has had on 'The Queen of the Welsh Resorts' over the centuries. 

The popular Welsh seaside resort of Llandudno developed in the 1850s from a series of small settlements on the Great Orme. This book covers the fascinating role the town has played in various military conflicts. 

The Iron Age defences of Pen Dinas hill fort and the discovery of Roman coin hoards suggest local military conflict, and there are records of skirmishes from the time of the Vikings. Later on, Llandudno was drawn into the invasion of Edward I when he handed over land on the Great Orme to the Bishop of Bangor to build a ‘palace’, which was then ransacked in Owain Glyndwr’s revolt in the early 1400s.

With the rise of Britain’s empire copper was mined, and then by the twentieth century significant military training bases were located in the area, along with prisoner-of-war camps and convalescent homes for military personnel. In 1915 a German U-boat attempted to pick up escaped POWs in Llandudno Bay, and the town was chosen as the new location for the Royal Artillery’s Coast Artillery School and the Inland Revenue. All this is covered within the book by authors and local historian's Adrian Hughes and Peter Johnson.

Product Specifications

Author: Adrian Hughes and Peter Johnson

Publisher: Amberley Publishing

Language: English

ISBN: 9781445698182

Format: Paperback

Length: 96 pages

Size: 23.4cm x 16.6cm

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