The A55 stretches all the way across North Wales, from Chester in the east, to Anglesey in the west. Coming along this road, as you pass Llandullas and head towards Colwyn Bay, many people would see the landmark 70 Degrees Hotel sat high above them on the cliffs. It's a building regarded by many as a local landmark, telling them that they'd not be much longer on the road - an early "welcome home" type of thing. The hotel was a 70s design, and didn't really receive the love and attention it deserved - quickly falling out of favour, and soon became derelict. It's long been boarded up, with signs on it announcing that it was for sale. The site became a haven for drug use, with areas hidden away from site. I'd been up there before and found possible entrance points, but the possibility of having my (not inexpensive) camera nicked was something that had put me off.

Heading east along the A55 late last week, Sioned and myself noticed that there was significant work taking place - the site was being demolished to make way for new housing - 56 new residences (apartments and houses). We went up the next day and I spoke to some people on the site who agreed to let me take photos of what was left.

I've tried to capture some of the design of the building - many of the internal and external walls, as well as the stairs, for instance are set at 70 degrees instead of the "standard" 90, which gave the hotel its name. For instance, you can see it here: http://photos.garysmith.org.uk/p41456611.html.

There's split opinion on if this is a good thing - in some ways, the hotel was perhaps giving a bad name to the area. Whilst locals regarded it as a landmark, people from outside the area would've seen it for what it was - an eyesore, which was greeting people as they entered north west Wales.