The colourful history of Deganwy Dock

From slate to silt and now a luxury marina, Deganwy Dock – where Wendy May was built in 1936 – has changed much over the years

Now a hotel and marina complex, the land between Conwy and Llandudno has housed a dock or landing stage since the 12th Century. The ‘modern’ story, however, began in the 19th Century at the peak of the industrial revolution. A railway was used to transport slate from the Snowdonia quarries to Deganwy, to