Last week in the company of my pal Diane Heirene I made a return visit to Val Adams, widow of Peter Adams who collected old Rhyl pictures. Some that I borrowed are in this post; others will pop up later as quiz questions.
This pic was taken in the wake of a big fire that damaged a large part of Market Street in 1903. The photographer had his back to High Street looking towards Queen Street where a large number of people are peering over a barrier at the wreckage.
Further away in the photo is Rhyl Town Hall and its separate Market Hall. Just visible through the gap between these two buildings is a Water Street business named (W.N.?) Martin.
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Below is a advertising card of Grosvenor Saddlery Works, Rhyl. I wonder where that was.
The lower item is a 1930s snap of a shop, C.W. Evans, greengrocer, florist and fruiterer, which may have been in the Grange Road area:
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Above: a mix of local councillors and Rhyl Football Club personnel at a double cup event presumed to be circa 1950. In the back row, 2nd from left is Councillor Glyn(ne) Vaughan, and that may be Don Spendlove further along in a fetching three-piece striped suit.
Unmistakeable in foreground, centre-right is footballer Tom McKillop holding one end of a trophy at the other end of which is Councillor P.T. (Phil) Trehearn. Is that Bill Russell the team manager furthest right?
Do send me your corrections, errors and omissions.
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Above: An undated and rather charming shot of Elwy Street in the snow. Would make a nice Christmas card!
Below: Rhyl lifeboat. Copyright belongs to Philip Micheu. The late Peter Adams, our picture collector, is standing in the foreground (furthest left). Further details may be added in due course . . .
Copyright in the photo below, showing Peter at a later date, belongs to Rhyl Journal:
Paul Frost MBE, Deputy 2nd Coxswain & Press Officer, Rhyl RNLI says, “Peter is shown inside the canopy of the ‘Har-Lil’ Oakley-class lifeboat, on station 1969 to 1990. Pete is sat in the mechanic’s seat in front of the long range medium-frequency radio. I sat on the other side as radio operator and assistant mechanic. The photo was taken from the coxswain’s position looking towards the front of the boat, probably in the mid-1970s.”
Thanks Paul, and this seems an ideal moment to urge Rhyl Life readers to give generously to the lifeboat whenever the opportunity arises. These men risk their own lives to save others.
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Colin Jones / email: rhyl.colin.jones@live.co.uk
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