LLANDUDNO VICTORIAN EXTRAVAGANZA

The Twenty-second Annual Extravaganza
 
Sponsored this year by Llandudno Pier and many other Llandudno Companies.

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Great photographs below from earlier years



A Victorian lady and her maid walking tall in Mostyn Street
Photograph © Stephen Watson 2007

Some distinctive changes are promised to the 2008 event
as the organisers progress their mission gradually to return
this now famous annual event to its charm of yesteryear.
The photographs below recall the Extravaganzas of recent years.
Links at the end to previous years 2002 to 2007.

The 2008 event promises to be the greatest yet.

 
Photograph © Noel Walley 2005


One of several fine fairground organs at the extravaganza
Photograph © Stephen Watson 2007


 
Photograph © Stephen Watson 2007


 
One of the steam roundabouts .....
Photograph © Noel Walley 2005

..... steam tractors in Mostyn Street
Photograph © Stephen Watson 2007


  
more traditional roundabouts ......
Photograph © Noel Walley 2006
  

...... and their modern equivalent.
Photograph © Stephen Watson 2007


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The daily mid-day Parade
Photographs below © Noel Walley 2005/2007


...... and the brass band played
  

the original "chitty, chitty, bang, bang"



The mad hatter presents his compliments and HM the Queen of Hearts harangues the bystanders.




Great showman's steam engines, there are many at the Extravaganza, immaculately turned out.





Town criers and Victorian ladies and gentlemen join in procession



The daily parade of participating vehicles (including many steam tractors and wagons),
brass bands, and carnival troops, and also visitors and citizens in Victorian or Edwardian costume.
 The parade travels through the town streets and via the promenade where it disperses.

"Royal" and "Imperial" patronage for the RNLI  Gift Stall on the Promenade

Photograph © Lyn Brown 2007

The Llandudno Victorian Extravaganza is closely associated with a display of many types of veteran and vintage vehicles in the Festival of Transport held simultaneously at the showground site at Bodafon Farm Park near the Little Orme and a bus service provided by vintage buses and coaches operates between the Showground and Vaughan Street Llandudno. 



Other features are the evening ‘Road Runs’ when suitable vehicles on Saturday ascend the Great Orme to the Summit and on Sunday run the circuit of the Marine Drive.

Llandudno Queen of the North Wales Resorts This independent website is compiled and published by Noel Walley. He is the copyright owner to whom all requests for permission to publish photographs should be made. Email to: noel@llandudno.com

Llandudno Tourist Information Centre All requests for tourist information including brochures, guides, and leaflets etc. and all questions concerning accommodation and official facilities in Llandudno should be addressed to The Conwy County Borough Council at Llandudno Tourist Information Centre The Library Building, Mostyn Street, Llandudno. Telephone:  01492 876413   Email:  llandudnotic@conwy.gov.uk

Compilation and photographs © 2007 Noel Walley    Last updated May 2008