Epworth College for boys in Rhyl started in 1880 as a small private residential school; gradually the house and grounds were extended to include more dormitories and hockey, cricket and football pitches. By the 1930s the grounds occupied about 18 acres. The building is still in use as a school, now named Ysgol Dewi Sant.

References: OS historic mapping; http://rhyl-life.blogspot.com by Colin Jones.