Ghost, Awel Yr Aran, Stryd Fawr, Bala, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
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Ddraig Ddu
N 52° 54.584 W 003° 35.997
30U E 459653 N 5862398
A ghost sign for what I believe to be an old coaching Inn, on the north side of Bala. The Inn was located in nearby Llanycil, a half mile south of Bala.
Waymark Code: WMGB84
Location: North Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 02/09/2013
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A ghost sign for what I believe to be an old coaching Inn, on the north side of Bala. The Inn was located in nearby Llanycil, a half mile south of Bala. The sign is painted onto red brick and is partially obscured by a modern sign for the cafe that is now located in the shop below.
The sign has written on it:-
"Bull Bach
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Some information about a nearby Inn called 'Bull Bach' can be seen on an old census here - (
visit link)
The phrase 'Bull Bach' is an amalgam of two languages, Bull - being English, and Bach - being Welsh for small.
So if the name was to be entirely Welsh, it should be called "Tarw Bach". Odd for such a heavy Welsh language area as Bala, perhaps it was designed to appeal to tourists from England as well.