The maps below show where you can find poppies on the doors of buildings which were home to servicemen who died in the First World War. The poppies are on display in mid to late November. The numbers relate to a list shown on the Penmaenmawr Poppies on Doors poster. Copies of the poster are available from the Knight Shop in Conwy (north of the roundabout beside the castle).
For details of the local war dead, click here for Penmaenmawr and here for Dwygyfylchi.
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