Tan-Yr-Allt was the holiday and later retirement home in Llandudno of Thomas Lee Downing (TLD) and his wife Ida Mary Downing.
A view of Tan-Yr-Allt, Llandudno, c. 1890
The name in Welsh means “under the hill” – there is a large conservatory to the right and a cottage at the bottom of the garden where Ida did some of her work. Both Tom and Ida Downing died there in 1936 and 1946 respectively.
The plan below probably dates from the purchase of the property by George Downing in about 1888. There are also a number of internal photos from the 1930’s.
Plan of Tan-Yr-Allt and adjoining lands at Llandudno in the County of Carnarvon, c.1888
The Downings were coming to Llandudno from an early date and a number of photographs have survived of the town including one panoramic view in which the house is clearly visible in the distance. The earliest reference to North Wales in Downing correspondence is in a letter to Sarah Downing, dated 1853.
George Downing – Thomas Lee Downing’s older half brother – died in Llandudno presumably in the house after a long illness, aged 49. in 1894.
Location of Tan-Yr-Allt, Llandudno