Llandudno Urban Study
Introduction
Aim:
1. To study the land use pattern of Llandudno
2. To establish Llandudno's sphere of influence
3. To see the size of the CBD in Llandudno
4. To study Llandudno as a retail and tourism centre
Hypotheses
The hypotheses that I am going to use in this project are the
following:
1. Llandudno has sphere of influence and this serves the hole of Conwy
County;
2. The CBD can be found by the number of pedestrians;
3. Mostyn Champneys' retail park will have an impact on the shoppers
and the CBD;
4. The main land use on Mostyn Street is shops
Background information
Until 1843 Llandudno was just a small fishing village at the foot of
the Great Orme. A man called M.E.Mostyn M.P realised that an
opportunity was available to turn Llandudno into seaside resort. This
area had everything he needed for example low rainfall, high sunshine
and ancient buildings.
In 1843 he bought 955 acres Llandudno and about half of it was on the
sea front. He became the owner and development controller for most of
the towns. In 1854 there were 21 commissioners which set strict rules
on what people can and cannot built. Saps, hydros and hotels were
built on the land.
In 1891 Llandudno boomed as tourist resort after the railway along the
N.Wales coast was completed. This made the town to attract people from
Liverpool, Manchester and the North Wales.
In the first half of the 20th century the development of Llandudno
continued quickly as people's spending money and leisure time
increased. The number of shops and houses increased because of this.
But the cheap package tours to Spain started in the 1960's meant
holidays for the masses were spent abroad and as a result Llandudno
decline as a resort.
In the late 1970's as the response to the decline the council and
business owners combined forces to try to entice people back.