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Old 26th Nov 2004, 16:44
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Flying Boats and Anglesey

I have just spent a few days on Anglesey researching my family history - my grandfather lived in Beaumaris and met my grandmother there. She was in service at Fryars (or Friars) for the Burton family just outside Beaumaris. This was at the turn of the last century. Fryars is still there but I didn't realised it was requisitioned in 1939 and Saunders Roe moved there from the Isle of Wight.

Apparently they worked on Catalinas and other flying boats there. The derelict factory buildings are still there, next to Fryars, and you can see where the slipway was down into the water.

Can't find much about it on the Web. Anyone know any more? Or where to look.
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