The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-11 00:00:00

LLANDUDNO IMPROVEMENTS.

Tim little village of Llandudno, which within the last
few years has become a favourite bathing-place, is per-
haps one of the most picturesque spots on the coast of
Wales, and, from its convenient distance from Liverpool,
bids fair to become a place of general resort. One of the.
curiosities is an enormous cavern, which was discovered
by the copper miners in Oct. 1849, and supposed to be
the work of the ancient Romans, as benches, stone ham,
mers, &c., were found entire, and even mutton bones.
The church dedicated to St Tudno is situate near the
summit of the Great Orme's Head, and a new church has
also been erected. Under the south-west side•of Llandudno
rock is the shell of a large mansion, which, centuries ago,
was a palace belonging to the BISHOP of BANGOR; thence,
along the steep sides of the elevated down, the visitor
may proceed for about two miles to the end of the pro-
montory. Here the rocks are for the most part perpen-
dicular and of amazing height The deep and beautiful
bay is within three' hours' sail or rail of Liverpool, and
some commodious and elegant houses now stud the vil-
lage. It is intended to erect a pier and establish steamers
between the village and Liverpool; and it will be seen by
our advertising columns that, last week,, a public meeting
was held, at which it was unanimously agreed to petition
Parliament for a. local act to provide for the improvement
of the town. The act will embrace the watching, lighting,
paving, sewage, supply of water, construction of cemetery,
and other general improvements. From the number of
Druidical remains and British antiquities in the neighbour-
hood, there is no doubt thatLlandudno wilhbe largely resor-
ted to bythe antiquary as well as the lover of the picuresque
The Carnarvon Herald states that the proposed har-
bour of refuge between the Great and Little Orme's Heads,
for the construction of which a bill was obtained by a
company at the last session, is to proceeded with imme-
diately. From the statement of Mr., W. H. Goodwin,
who attended the Admiralty inquiry, on behalf of the pro-
moters, it appears that Llandudno Bay is formed by na-
ture for a harbour, being expansive, deep, free from rocks,
and having excellent holding ground, lying in the direct
route to Liverpool, between Holyhead and that port: be-
ing the only deep-water bay on that coast, it offers the only
available point for a harbour of refuge for vessels caught
in northerly and northwesterly gales to run for shelter ; it
would be accessible in almost all winds, and at any state of
the tide, without a pilot, and would be the only har-
bour on the coast without a. bar. When the wind is
from the north to west, (the case the greater part of the
year,) and the most dangerou.s for outward-bound ships,
vessels brought in by stress of weather could be towed
round Point Lynas and the Skerries Rocks by a steamer.
and put in their course down, Channel, thus saving much
time and expense. It was proposed, in the first instance,
after testing the plan, to form a timber breakwater, on the
recoil jrinciple, invented by Mr. Smith, and for which he
has-received the Royal Exhibition Medal, and the medals
of the engineers, and other societies, as well as the
thanks of the Chambers of Commerce of Liverpool and
Manchester. It has, however, since been determined that
the work shall be of a more durable character by being
constructed of stone, for procuring which the neighbour-
hood affords ample facilities. A dock of about forty acres
is intended to be formed inside the breakwater.