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Amlwch Harbour - Photo:
John Tomlinson
CCL |
Once the most populated part
of Anglesey with more than 1,000 ale houses, the
fortunes of Amlwch rose and fell with the copper
industry of nearby Parys Mountain. Although the
Neolithic Ordovices tribe and the Romans extracted
copper ore from the mountain, it wasn’t until the
18th century that extraction reached an industrial
scale and Amlwch became a key trading port. Later
faced with strong international competition,
though, Amlwch returned to its role as a fishing
port. Our Lady Star of the Sea is an unusual 1930s
church built from reinforced concrete. Its ribs
represent an upturned boat complete with round
portholes. |
