Wednesday 1 May 2013

Llanrwst's legacy

Through out the century's it seems that provincial towns and there trades are lost in mists of time .
Take Llanrwst a small market town that nestles along the banks of the river Conwy hugging the hills and mountains of the Snowdonia National Park arguably one of the most stunning beautiful areas of Britain .
These days more well known as a mountain bikers paradise that runs through the forests along the Marin trail than the beautiful furniture once made by local craftsmen in the town out of the timbers grown up on the hill .
One of the family dynasty's that set this wonderful little town on the map is the Owen family , a family of clock makers who for almost 100 years set the provincial clock making market alight .
The family business started by John Owen went from strength to strength using local joiners and carpenters who's skills in making stunning clock case's developed with each order for a case that came through they produced master pieces far ahead of their time using techniques that where exclusive to themselves the family over the years produced hundreds if not thousands of time pieces that exude quality and style .

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