THE GOGARTH Abbey Hotel, once located on the West Shore of Llandudno, is a site that now lies empty.
The original Penmorfa site was built in 1862 as a Christmas and summer retreat for the family of Alice Liddell, who author Lewis Carroll is said to have written Alice in Wonderland for.
The book's sequel Through the Looking Glass also refers to local landmarks.
Constructed in a Neo-Gothic style, by 1890 the house had been expanded, becoming the Gogarth Abbey Hotel.
Further expansion occurred at some point before 1913, with Ordnance Survey maps showing the complex made up of multiple houses.
The hotel later appeared in advertising, being used in the 1970s for scenes in PG Tips adverts, in which chimpanzees were dressed up as humans.
The hotel was demolished in 2007, leaving just the original Victorian holiday home, which followed a year later.
The land remains derelict, with no plans in place for the hotel’s replacement.
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