Picture Gallery
Aberystwyth sea-front
Front right hand corner view of Waterloo Hotel
Rear view of the Waterloo Hotel. Photographer would have stood on the corner
where Threshers off-license is now located. Pictures taken of this aspect of
the site are rare.
Entrance to the Waterloo Cafe - this would have been located opposite where
the Stars shop is now sited.
The interior of the hotel was impressive. This photograph details the Hall Lounge.
Note the skins covering the arm chairs
The dining room was spacious and opulent. This photograph shows just part of
it.
The Reception Lounge
The Drawing Room
The Reading Room
The Recreation Room
The Billiard Room
On August 26th 1919 at approximately 3am the Waterloo Hotel burned down.
It is rumoured that the bedsheets hanging from the windows were used by patrons
to escape the blaze.
The hotel ablaze.
Advertisements of the time are testament to the grandness of the Waterloo Hotel
Note the telephone number in this advert
The Kings Hall was erected on the site of the defunct Waterloo Hotel in 1934.
Originally called The Municipal Hall & Palm Court it was renamed after George
V visited Aberystwyth in 1935.
Inside part of the Kings Hall.
Images and historical reference courtesy of Ceredigion Museum Amgueddfa Ceredigion
The modern Llys Y Brenin development was completed in 1996. Housing The
Kings Hall Restaurant & Carvery and other retail
outlets in the ground floor and private apartments above.
The locally renowned evening and Sunday carvery have made The
Kings Hall Restaurant & Carvery one of the most
popular restaurants in Mid Wales. All the produce are sourced locally including
top quality beef, Cardiganshire Turkey, Welsh Lamb etc.
The
Kings Hall Restaurant & Carvery offers 100 covers
- with the ability to seat upto 120 people for private parties.
The panoramic view across the whole of the Cardigan Bay makes for some spectacular
sunsets.
The
Kings Hall Restaurant & Carvery has wide double
doors, a ground level entrance, spacious interior and specialist disabled facilities.
Baby changing facilities......
.....and plenty of hair chairs for toddlers.