Elysian Grove (

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: ''Llwyn Afallon'')Elysian Grove
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The area was built up in the 1930s. Prior to this, Elysian Grove, also known as Panglais Dingle,''A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to North Wales (southern Section)'', p. 42, Ward, Lock & Company, 1912 . referred to an area on the lower slopes of Panglais Hill. It was well known as an entertainment venue, with an open-air stage during the summer, mainly offering concerts and

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. There was also a pay-for-entry playground and woodland walks run by the Penglais Estate. Live outdoor entertainment began on the site in the late 1890s and continued until 1926.Ieuan Gwynedd Jones, ''Aberystwyth, 1277-1977'', pp. 119, 121, Gomer Press, 1977, . A contract for a 1,000-seat pavilion was tendered in 1908."Contractors column"
''The Electrical Review'', vol. 62, iss. 1587, p. 699, 24 April 1908. and built by 1910. The remains of the stage, located slightly uphill of the start of Dan-Y-Coed, were still visible in the 1970s.

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Peter Davis Digitised Postcards Collection:Coflein
postcard depicting a woodland walk in Elysian Grove. {{authority control Villages in Ceredigion

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