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CARLTON CAFE

December 18, 2017, 11:46 am
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Keith Boyle has written from Queensland, Australia. Keith is grappling with family history and has raised a query about the location of Carlton Café, Rhyl (above left).

The café was at 15 Queen Street before World War 2 but the street has been renumbered at least once since then. The names Bell and Felton have been associated with the premises, and so has footballer Harry Hampton who figures in Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Hampton_(footballer,_born_1885)

The point is, where was the café? Keith regards the current Victory Club, 60 Queen Street, as the most likely place. My thanks to Peter Trehearn and Roger & Sue Handley for thoughts on this matter.

Now what we need is somebody to confirm absolutely that the Victory Club was indeed the Carlton Café.
Over to you, dear readers . . .  

Colin Jones / email: rhyl.colin.jones@live.co.uk

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TAKING CARE OF BUSINESS

Care home are big business in Rhyl, bringing money into the town and creating jobs. A 2017 report by the Care and Social Services Inspectorate Wales (CSSIW) found no reason to be concerned about any Rhyl homes. Only one in Denbighshire failed to pass muster and that was in Llangollen. Phew!

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NIGHT LIFE

January 1, 2018, 1:40 am
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The following information about night clubs has been moved here from a 2017 post that had become over-long and unwieldy:

Marina Hotel

Celebrity's was in Marina Hotel, or Hotel Marina if you prefer, in Marine Drive Rhyl. The hotel was closed following a police raid in 2012. Not long afterwards the hotel was converted to flats (Marina Apartments).

On the back of the above flyer, these Celebrity's disc jockeys are listed:
DJ Welly, Pleasuredome Farnworth / DJ Stubby, Mix Factory / Sequins, Blackpool / Banshee, Manchester / M.C. Sack, Legendary 2ForJoy Revenge / DJ Rodge The Dodge & Co, London.

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Here is a 1996 flyer from the Downtown in West Parade (near Ocean Beach Fun Fair).
Click on it to read small print.


Front of flyer:
Steam 2 rave tour
Back of flyer:
Downtown Club residents:
DJ 3.D.O.M, DJ Dolphin, DJ/M.C. Eazy, M.C. Delicious, M.C. Eternal.
DJ Scorpio, DJ Producer, DJ HMS, DJ Loftgroover, DJ Brisk,
M.C. Squidgy B.
Visitors and others:
DJ Nicky B, DJ FDA, DJ Destroyer, DJ Vortex.
DJ Clarkee, DJ Mastervibe, DJ Menace, DJ Psycho 9.
DJ Jay Prescott, DJ Smarti, DJ Sass, DJ Frantic, DJ Macca, DJ Tox.
DJ Mark E.G., DJ Aggressor.
DJ Freak, DJ Jack Hammer, DJ A/Trax.

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Here is another club flyer. This one is from 1992 – 


References on the flyer:
Clash Promotions, Rhyl Fridays, DJ Symon M, DJ Rob Tissara, PSI Division, DJ Sami B, Sunset Radio 102 FM, DJ Nipper, DJ Slipmatt, DJ Stu Allen, DJ Dave Angel, DJ Kenny Ken, DJ Mike E-Bloc.

The location is not specified exactly but the following clues are in the text "OPEN AIR CHILL OUT DANCE BALCONY OVERLOOKING THE SEA" and "Next door to the fun fair on the seafront" and therefore the finger of suspicion points to the Downtown Club again.

The telephone number has an error. That should be 01745 351 861. Was that the Downtown's number?

Colin Jones / rhyl.colin.jones@live.co.uk

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BURIAL AT SEA

January 1, 2018, 1:40 am
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It is not every day you see a photo of three lifeboats together. This one shows 12-24 Rhyl, 13-06 Hoylake and 12-006 Llandudno gathered in April 2017 to mark the scattering of the ashes of long serving Rhyl lifeboat man Gerald Hughes of Frederick Street.

The late Gerald Hughes, RNLI Rhyl

Photos in this post were supplied by Gerald’s cousin, educationalist David Hughes [alias Ambrose Conway, author of 'The Reso' books] who says of the boat codes, “The first 2 numbers refer to the length in metres and the second 2 to the individual boat in the class.
“Rhyl is due to receive a boat like the Hoylake boat - which is why they are going to extend our lifeboat station to fit it in.
“They will also be setting up a small museum with many of Gerald's artefacts taking pride of place."

I look forward to seeing that. Thanks, David.

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PLEASE NOTE

This blog is winding down to a close. The final new post is scheduled for Dydd Gŵyl Dewi / St. David’s Day, Thursday 1st March 2018.
Updating of posts will continue as usual. Subscribers will receive occasional ‘Life Goes On’ bulletins about updates.

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ALEX BOOKLET

January 7, 2018, 2:43 am
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Ex-Rhylite Robert Jones of Dyserth has provided this item - a booklet from the early days of the Royal Alexandra Hospital or - as it was known then - Royal Alexandra Children's Hospital and Convalescent Home.

The booklet is undated but clearly over 100 years old. Some pictures are familiar but the big attraction here is the text which is very informative about conditions at the time.

Incidentally, The Patroness H.M. Queen Alexandra was actually Alexandra of Denmark, Queen consort, wife of Edward VII.

Interesting item. Thanks, Robert!





Click on any page to read small print.






Click on any page to read small print.





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The following references are added here for indexing purposes:
Archdeacon Ffoulkes, Duke of Westminster, Alfred Waterhouse architect, Murray Browne, Gertrude Ffoulkes, Edith Vizard.

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RHETORICAL QUESTION

January 7, 2018, 2:43 am
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This is not part of the usualQuiz.

Below are two old postcards from the same series. They show photos of small hotels/guest houses in Butterton Road, Rhyl, named Mountgreen and Silverdale.
Notice anything funny about them?


Same photo!

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MARK HAMBOURG

January 7, 2018, 2:43 am
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Mark Hamourg
portrait by F.W. Schmidt, Manchester

Mark Hambourg (1879-1960) was a Russian-born, naturalised British pianist of international repute. He played at Rhyl Pavilion on Sunday October 10th 1943, presumably as part of a concerted effort to keep the collective pecker up during World War 2.

Mr. Hambourg was accompanied by the Bournemouth Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by William Rees. The dodgy acoustics at the old Pavilion would have done them no favours but it was by all accounts a  rattling good concert, a big success!


You can see Mark Hambourg on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD2IoVbOUpc

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This reference is added here for indexing purposes:
Summit Enterprises Limited London.

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HELLO, GOODBYE

January 7, 2018, 9:12 am
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This afternoon out for a stroll (a Sunday constitutional) I witnessed Burton / Dorothy Perkins in the process of clearing out. Inside the shop were rails of clothes marked for transfer to other branches, nearest being Llandudno and Broughton.

The building at 48-50 High Street is one of few left from Rhyl's art deco period. It began life in 1930 simply as Burton the tailor. In recent years: Burtons menswear on 1st floor, Dorothy Perkins womens' fashions on ground floor.

Just in case the building undergoes radical change, here is  a record of its exterior wall plaques.

The following is on front of the building, to the right of Dorothy Perkins' window at a height of roughly 10-12 feet. It commemorates The Beatles 1962 appearance at Regent Dansette which used to be on 2nd floor: 


This cornerstone is at ground level beneath The Beatles plaque: 


Round the corner of Burton's window is a disused side door with plaques at ground level on each side:

Left:

 Right:


You could read a short history of the company in Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burton_(retailer)

The photographs above are by Yours Truly.

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FLASHBACK #32

January 13, 2018, 8:34 am
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These two photos were taken on the Dyserth branch line that operated 1869-1973 from Prestatyn to Meliden to Dyserth for the quarries.

Ah yes, the quarries. As a schoolboy on the Dyserth side of Rhuddlan I used to hear a warning siren followed by eerie silence, and then big boom accompanied by a chorus of dogs barking.

The mountain looked as if a giant’s spoon had removed a portion to eat. We took the disfiguring of the landscape by heavy industry for granted.

On visits to Wrexham area I joined the children playing on ‘spoil tips’ from the collieries until 1966 when a big one collapsed on houses and a school at Aberfan in South Wales and killed 28 adults and 116 children.

Our industrial past is less than glorious.

You can read about the Dyserth branch line, most of which is now a footpath, in Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyserth_branch_line

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Mr. Gerald Turner, now of Canada, thought he saw a picture of Yours Truly and my pal Jill on this blog ages ago – and he has spent a long time trying to find it again. He didn't say what for!

Well Gerry, the pic was taken in 2015 by Lynn Roberts outside The Piazza Restaurant, High Street, Rhyl. It appeared as part of a temporary post and got deleted. Here 'tis.


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FLASHBACK #33

January 13, 2018, 8:34 am
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This time we flash back not very far. Here is a snap taken in September 1984 at the Foryd in Rhyl (who could mistake that Ocean Beach Fun Fair background?)

It was taken by a passing stranger. Lined up, left to right, we have Frank Lomax, Basil Connelly, Ray Pearson, "Sandy" Powell and Sam Caruth. They are ex-Harrison Line relief staff.

The Harrison Line was based in Liverpool and ran cargo and passenger services from 1869 until the year 2000 when the business was absorbed by P&O Nedlloyd.

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This seems as good a place as any to squeeze in an image of the harbour that has not appeared previously in Rhyl Life.
It is on a card postmarked 1980 but the photo must have been taken years earlier because in the background on your left is the old domed Pavilion which was demolished in 1974.



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EDWARD HENRY

January 20, 2018, 12:57 pm
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In this blog there have references to E.H. Williams' Merrie Men before but not until now has there been a photographic portrait of E.H. in solo pose. Here he is in all his glory, waxed moustache an' all:

Merrie Men

E. H. (Edward Henry) Williams led his Merrie Men at the minstrel pitch on the beach in Rhyl from 1899 until 1906. He rented the pitch from Rhyl Urban District Council and turned his troupe into a real crowd-pulling act combining comedy and music.

Nearly spoiled by artificial colouring is the following picture of his Merrie Men performing a black-faced routine on the minstrel pitch.

minstrel pitch

[Note there is a building on left of the picture advertising saddle horses for hire not just donkeys.]

The Merrie Men came to be regarded as a valuable asset in the town, and Mr. Williams' work on behalf of local charities won even wider approval.

The image below shows the location of the minstrel pitch far left (opposite High Street) in relation to the pier (opposite Church Street). The pitch was taken over in 1907 by Gilbert Rogers' Jovial Jesters.


As for E.H. Williams Esq., he appears to have wound up living in London.

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PLASTIRION PUZZLE

January 20, 2018, 12:57 pm
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This week the above items landed here at Jones Towers – a pair of group photos taken probably in 1950s on the steps of Plastirion Hotel (now East Parade Apartments, 46-48 East Parade, Rhyl).

The items arrived without accompanying information. Below are the group photos in close up.

LEFT:

RIGHT:

Click on any image to see a bigger version.

I wonder who the children were and why they were at the Plastirion. Were they locals or visitors? Were they on school outings without uniforms?
Were they something to do with the Alex Hospital nearby?

Absence of flags indicates that they were probably not something to do with Festival of Britain 1951 or Coronation 1953.

Hmmmm.

Can anybody throw some light on this matter?

Colin Jones / rhyl.colin.jones@live.co.uk

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EARLY ROYAL VISITS

January 27, 2018, 1:35 pm
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Although television executives seem to believe we are all royalists, they can include me out. The bestowing of massive privileges on one particular family for hereditary reasons seems to me an outdated and offensive idea.

Nevertheless I have a soft spot for Alexandra of Denmark (shown below) patron of the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Rhyl. We had Alexandra Hotel and still have Alexandra Bridge i.e. the Vale Road Bridge.


She was Princess of Wales and wife of Edward, Prince of Wales, who became King Edward V11. Alexandra visited Rhyl in 1894 for laying the foundation stone of the hospital, and in 1902 to open the hospital. On the second occasion her husband was with her in his coronation year.

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A later Prince of Wales was to become King Edward V111 for less than 12 months. He abdicated (gave up the throne) in order to marry his lover, a divorced American woman. I always admired this Edward for flying in the face of convention.

Here he is, in his days as Prince of Wales, opening the War Memorial Hospital, Grange Road, Rhyl (now Hafan Deg Day Centre and War Memorial Court):

Edward V111, Duke of Windsor

This was taken on the same occasion:

Edward V111, Duke of Windsor

Click on the image to see a bigger version.

[Strangely, considering how brief his rule, we have a miniature train at Marine Lake named Edward V111.]

All very well, but the only king that really interests me is The Wire King who used to bend wire into novelties at a booth on the prom in Rhyl, and of course our May Queens & Rose Queens and – who said Johnny Dallas! Go and stand in the corner!

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The following references are added here for indexing purposes:
Duke of Windsor, Buckley Jones, Hughes Jones, G.J. Evans.

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ALL IS FAIR

Mike Theaker


Film maker Mike Theaker has dug into his archives and come up with footage of Rhyl fairground in 1959. At that time we had the old fun fair at Marine Lake and a newer one at Ocean Beach.

The shots are brief, the video’s total running time is less than 3-and-a-half minutes, but the material has not been viewed publicly before. Click on the link below to see on my YouTube channel.

Thanks, Mike!

https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=GVw9JKqGg8A

Only videos marked RhylTime are mine. Don't blame me for the others.

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COOL CALLING

January 29, 2018, 8:25 am
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Unaccustomed as I am to walking Rhyl seafront in January, curiosity about new works sent me up there today.

The weather was not warm, dear readers but, as is often the case in Rhyl, the general aspect was bright and cheerful. The photos in this post were taken by Yours Truly.

On the promenade, to your left of Pavilion Theatre there are extensive works all the way along to Garden of Remembrance. These should include a Travelodge hotel amongst other things:


Click on any image to see a bigger version.

The Village

Above: In Children's Village, aka The Village, the unit once operated by Noah Robinson as Cap'n Noah's indoor playground is being demolished. Nearby at the Tourist Information Centre business is as usual.

Below: Just to your left of the Skytower the forthcoming Waterpark is being constructed:


Opposite the Skytower the Premier Inn hotel/restaurant/pub is nearing completion:


The scene from Water Street:


Rhyl began as a resort with residential areas and became a residential town with a resort area. In the process it lost its sense of direction.

In 2018 though, we see evidence that Rhyl has clawed its way back on course and is gathering strength again.

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LIFE GOES ON: JAN 2018

February 3, 2018, 1:24 pm
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glass negative
Bathing machines at Rhyl - glass negative circa 1910

glass negative
Rowing boats at Rhyl - glass negative circa 1910

During December 2017 no old posts were updated.

During January 2018 the following posts were updated:

Burton / Dorothy Perkins (2 updates) -
http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/hello-goodbye.html

Derbyshire Miners' Holiday Centre -
http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2010/01/derbyshire-miners.html

Greaves Records -
http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2017/08/quiz-answer-189.html

Pennaf / Clwyd Alyn -
http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/nothing-wrong-with-rhyl.html

Pier Amphitheatre aka Gaiety Theatre -
http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2009/07/toms-story.html

Queen's Palace -
http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2009/02/queens-palace.html

Rhyl & District Motor Club -
http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/quiz-answer-154.html

Royal Lido, Prestatyn -
http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/press-my-hat-in_25.html

Skating rink, promenade and West Parade -
http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2009/05/rhyl-pavilion.html

Swan Inn -
http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2009/08/swan-up.html

William Roberts (Rhyl) Limited -
http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/more-old-adverts.html


1920s
Card postmarked 1924

1920s
detail of above

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This blog is winding down to a close. The final new post is scheduled for Thursday 1st March 2018. The updating of posts will continue and 'Life Goes On’ bulletins about the updates should appear here on blog and be sent to subscribers.
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February 9, 2018, 8:17 am
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As you cross the Foryd Bridge and land in Kinmel Bay you are flanked by hostelries. On your left used to be Clwyd Private Hotel and Clwyd Cafe:


Now in the same building are The Harbour pub and Hungry Horse restaurant:


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On the opposite side of the road used to be The Ferry Hotel. At the time shown below Mr. & Mrs. Marsh were in charge.


Now in the same building is The Mayquay pub/restaurant:


  • The 2016 message from the UK's chief medical officers still applies. Research shows any amount of alcohol can increase the risk of cancer. There is no such thing as a safe level of drinking the stuff.

The colour pix were taken a few days ago by Yours Truly.

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    Below is a 1920s snapshot taken on Rhyl promenade, opposite West Parade. The first turning on your right is Queen Street.

    Mary Hughes Birmingham

    In shot is Mary Hughes of Birmingham with her brother and possibly her mother. There must be thousands of family snaps like this lying forgotten in attics and sideboards . . .


    Colin Jones / email: rhyl.colin.jones@live.co.uk

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    VALENTINE

    February 13, 2018, 1:26 pm
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    Card postmarked 1928

    Here are some Valentine's Day gifts I bet you never thought of:

    FOR HIM, a Rhyl-crested china miniature shaving mug -


    FOR HER, a souvenir floral-bordered handkerchief from Rhyl -


    In these Unisex days perhaps we could safely swap those two gifts round. No, only joking!

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    As for Yours Truly, I could fall for a woman who gave me presents like this big metal sign from the Jetstream ride at Ocean Beach Fun Fair -


    What a collector's item.

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    PARTING SHOTS

    February 17, 2018, 10:25 am
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    Most of my favourite old Rhyl images are already on Rhyl Life except the following which have been lying around waiting for a context.     Before the blog closes to new posts, I present these images for no better reason than
    I would hate to see them left out.

    In this blog there have been already a couple of references to Professor Miller / Millar who operated Rhyl's first Punch and Judy booth on the prom opposite Queens Hotel. Here is the good professor up a ladder with a ventriloquist's doll:

    Queen's Palace

    The Queen's Palace dome dates the image as 1902-1907. A point of interest far left is a sign for 'Queens Mews'     – haven't noticed that before.

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    From a 2018 Internet auction: a rare and unaffordable postcard of putting greens at Botanical Gardens, undated, certainly before WW2 -

    putting greens

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    The family snaps below are from a 1930s album belonging to George Robert Eden of Birmingham. Our 'continental' basket chairs, the pier, deckchairs - and a sand castle - made very good props.


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    Around 1960 at Ocean Beach Fun Fair there were two Big Wheels as shown below. This image is artificially coloured; the shed-like building shown with dark green  roof is the Playland arcade/cafe, and next door with brown roof is Ritz Ballroom:

    Eli ferris wheel

    I think the Big Wheel nearest to camera arrived first and departed first; it was a 'ferris wheel' made by Eli Bridge Company of USA and operated by Billy Williams. The wheel further away looks smaller but was in fact bigger and was owned by Rhyl Amusements Ltd.

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    Here is a picture of the promenade paddling pool which had been built in 1920s as the Children's Lake for nippers to splash around in, sail toy boats and get cramp if the weather wasn't warm enough.


    Some years ago in newspaper archives I found a reader's letter scorning "that montrosity they are building on the prom". The year was 1908 and he was referring to Rhyl Pavilion as shown above.

    [I wouldn't go along with term "monstrosity"but it has to be said that the Pavilion was highly photogenic and looked better in postcard images than in reality.]

    The summer show being advertised is 'A Night At The Varieties'. That happened to be the Pavilion's final show and therefore the date is 1972. The building was demolished in 1974.

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    Colin Jones / email: rhyl.colin.jones@live.co.uk 

    Don't forget my YouTube channel featuring Rhyl videos and slideshows. The channel is named RhylTime. Click here to see RhylTime's Top Ten:
    https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7BKgZiQNRSaVpnyTl8PgEpPusmd3dl_z

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    LIFE GOES ON: FEB 2018

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    Artwork by The FastStone Kid - Rhyl's clock tower in original position

    During February 2018 the following posts were updated:

    The Beatles at Ritz Ballroom -
    http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/the-beatles-at-ritz.html

    Chinese food -
    http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2017/11/quiz-answer-195.html

    H. Batten-Jones, undertakers -
    http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/down-to-earth.html

    Jewish connections -
    http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/jewish-connections.html

    Miller’s Camp, Towyn -
    http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2016/08/brians-pix.html

    Former Morville Hotel -
    http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2016/09/time-for-laugh-2_8.html

    Plastirion Puzzle -
    http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/plastirion-puzzle.html

    Sussex Street Baths -
    http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/in-swim-1.html

    Swimming at Marine Lake -
    http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2009/07/grounded.html

    Visit by Duke of Connaught & Strathearn -
    http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/new-year-quiz-181-answers.html


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    MORE ANTI-BREXIT ACTIVITY

    The UK Government continues to hatch its plan to rob us of our European citizenship. Meanwhile, there is a new organisation named Is It Worth It?  They are running a campaign in favour of remaining in European Union and they have a touring battle bus.

    Is it worth it?

    Link to the organisation:
    https://www.isitworthit.org.uk/

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    ALSO there is a new political party named RENEW whose policies include staying in the EU, and I am getting involved.

    Link to the party:
    https://renewbritain.org/

    See them on YouTube:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=jLdOPmVc91c

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    FOR ST DAVID'S DAY

    March 1, 2018, 12:51 am
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    In 1993 after a long absence I returned to the Vale of Clwyd where born and raised. My mother and her mother being Rhylites, I had known the town all my life and was shocked to see how much it had changed.

    Since then I have been involved with community groups in Rhyl, and from early 1990s onwards with the resort’s history. One way or another I have been thinking about Rhyl on a daily basis for a quarter of a century.

    It’s time I thought about something else.

    Rhyl Life therefore is closing today, but the existing posts will continue to be updated, and ‘Life Goes On’ bulletins about these updates should appear occasionally.

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    I've had my say about the inadequacies of local politics and about the 2016 referendum on UK's membership of the European Union having produced the wrong result for Wales.

    In my 72nd year I feel unhappy about the bigger picture but could never feel pessimistic about Rhyl – it has as much potential as ever. It is a young town with far more of a future than a past. 

    Rhyl Life has operated on-and-off for ten years. Many early posts were of a temporary nature and have been deleted. At the time of writing there are 1,220 posts and an estimated 3,500 images.

    At its height, the site attracted about 10,000 pageviews a month. A large part of this success was due to the contributors who generously supplied material for inclusion.

    With a final word of thanks to the contributors, I sign off here and wish all readers the best of health and happiness.


    Colin Jones / email: rhyl.colin.jones@live.co.uk

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    CHEETHAM BOOKED

    book by Philip Lloyd

    Arthur Cheetham the Rhyl-based movie pioneer and businessman is the subject of a new book by Philip Lloyd whose previous work'Glorious Rhyl: a peep at its past'was published in 2002 and well received.

    Of the new book, which is titled'Silvograph, Arthur Cheetham 1865-1937, pioneer film maker', Philip writes, "Arthur Cheetham arrived in Rhyl in 1889 and set up in business as a phrenologist, ‘medical electrician’ (offering ‘treatment’ for a variety of ailments with his ‘electro-curative battery’), printer, publisher and photographer.

    "But he is best known as the town’s pioneer film maker. Between 1898 and 1912 Cheetham shot at least 47 films, depicting aspects of contemporary entertainment, sport, industry, transport etc, well over half of them in Rhyl, including the arrival of the first through Euston/Rhyl summer-service train."

    Arthur Cheetham, film movie maker

    The new book will be on sale on Thursday 22nd March 2018 at Rhyl Library. The author will be available to sign copies between 9.30 am and 5 pm and will screen a selection of Cheetham films at 2 pm.
    Most of the films came from the collection of the late Eric Foulkes of Foulkes' Bar, High Street, Rhyl.

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    LIFE GOES ON: MAR 2018

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    Above: stamp albums published in Rhyl by Thomas Cliffe of The Philatelic Factory, Marsh Road, and one by Martin Mills of The Philatelic Workshops, Lusanga Mews.
    Lusanga Mews?

    Since 1st March 2018 the following posts have been updated:


    Albion Hotel, Rhyl -
    http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/quiz-answer-123.html

    Botanical Gardens: lily pond -
    http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2016/11/flashback-21_9.html

    Coal mines -
    http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/quiz-answer-190.html

    David Cox, artist -
    http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2009/02/mr-cox.html

    Derbyshire Miners’ Camp -
    http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2010/01/derbyshire-miners.html

    Fiveways Café -
    http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2010/04/quiz-answer-47.html

    Floral hall: birds -
    http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/floral-hall-advert-1970s.html

    Kavern Records -
    http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/quiz-answer-115.html

    National Eisteddfod 1985 -
    http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/rhuddlan-request.html

    Rawicz & Landauer at Pavilion -
    http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2018/01/mark-hambourg.html

    YMCA Kings Avenue -
    http://rhyl-life.blogspot.co.uk/2009/07/wellington-and-kings.html


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    BARNES BOOKED

    Kathryn Nedd


    As hinted in a previous post, there exists a biography of Albert Barnes the creator of Marine Lake Fun Fair and Ocean Beach Fun Fair. The book is written by Kathryn Nedd. The back and front covers are shown above.
    Click on the image to read the blurb.

    Kathryn is Mr. Barnes' granddaughter (and Eric Hughes' daughter). Although essentially a piece of family history, the book gives a thorough appraisal of the Barnes contribution to Rhyl. He was one of the most important figures in the development of the resort.

    The first edition of the book, 'White Socks and a Walking Stick' by Kathryn Nedd, was circulated privately. The second edition is yours for £10 in Central Station at Marine Lake or £11 from the miniature railway's website:

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    At long last the chain store named The Range has opened at Marina Quay the former Ocean Beach Fun Fair site. The Range sells furniture, bedding, curtains, and has a garden centre and cafe. The company's headquarters are in Plymouth.
    To see the Rhyl store's opening hours please click here:
    https://www.therange.co.uk/stores/rhyl/

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