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QUIZ QUESTION # 79
This photograph was taken last month in Rhyl by Yours Truly. The question is:What is the name of the street in which I was standing?No second tries accepted!The closing date is Tuesday 28th September...
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QUIZ QUESTION # 80
This photograph was taken last month in Rhyl by Yours Truly. Right of the centre of picture is a street name blanked out. The question is:What is the missing name?No second tries accepted!The closing...
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ODDS AND ENDS
Click on any image to see a bigger version.These pictures were received some time ago. They are postcards from the collection of Ann Hayes.The one at the top would be another scene from the legendary...
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SUSIE LIDDLE
Susie Liddle is a member of RhylCreate, a consortium of local artists and craftspeople. Susie is from Sale, Cheshire (now part of Greater Manchester) and has been in North Wales since 1971.She has...
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TAKE FIVE RHUDDLAN
Last month's post titled Rhuddlan Days brought correspondence. "I used to think of Rhuddlan as a village on the edge of Rhyl," says Dewi Roberts, "Now I think of Rhyl as a town on the edge of...
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QUIZ ANSWER # 114
Last Sunday I posted these two photos which were taken last month in Rhyl by Yours Truly. Each has a place name blanked out. The question: What are the missing names?The answer: The upper one Clement...
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QUIZ QUESTION # 115
Above are two old images of the same house. The one on your left would be probably late 1920s, the other is a card postmarked 1933.The question: Where in Rhyl is this house?--Below is a detail from a...
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THE PADDLERS!
Paddling is a handy compromise between trudging along the sands and diving into the briny! In Rhyl the edge of the sea is shallow and ideal for paddling. If ever there is a national convention of...
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CONVENT RARITIES
One of the most popular subjects in this blog is the former St. Mary’s Convent, Russell Road, best remembered as a school for girls.Recently five postcards turned up for sale in Belgium, posted from...
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QUIZ ANSWER # 115
Last Sunday I posted these two images of same house. The one on your left would be probably late 1920s, the other is a card postmarked 1933.The question: Where in Rhyl is this house?The answer: Seabank...
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QUIZ QUESTION # 116
Above is a detail from a photo taken last week by Yours Truly.The question: Where in Rhyl would you find Hollingwood Terrace?--Below is a house photographed recently by Yours Truly.The question: Where...
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QUIZ ANSWER # 116
Last Sunday I posted the above detail from a photo taken the previous week by Yours Truly.The question: Where in Rhyl would you find Hollingwood Terrace?The answer: Wood Road.It is at the rear of Aldi...
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QUIZ QUESTION # 117
The following photo was taken not long ago by Dave Williams. It shows an exterior wall plaque dated 1855.The question: Where in Rhyl would you find this plaque?--Here is a slightly-masked image of a...
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PETER ADAMS' PIX
Recently through the good offices of my pal Diane Heirene I visited Val Adams of Epworth Road to look through albums of pictures collected by her late husband Peter.Peter Adams was a Londoner and a big...
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WHAT'S TO DO?
Here are some sights that greeted me this week as I walked into town. Firstly, in Kings Avenue: a notorious litter hot spot has flared up again opposite the G.P.'s surgery:A couple of hours later when...
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QUIZ ANSWER # 117
Last Sunday I posted the following photo which was taken not long ago. It shows an exterior wall plaque dated 1855. The question: Where in Rhyl would you find this plaque?The answer: Grange Hotel.To be...
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QUIZ QUESTION # 118
Above is a photo taken this gloomy November in Rhyl by Yours Truly.The question: In what road/street was I standing?Below is a photo taken not long ago by Dave Williams. Among the various markings is...
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MR. PICKARD IS OUT
From his base in Rhyl, photographer Rae Pickard visited frequently nearby towns and villages in search of good marketable shots; he understood that a lot of Rhyl's appeal lay in its surrounding...
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SEEN ON THE SANDS
Few people around today would remember bathing machines. They were changing rooms drawn by horses to the edge of the sea so that bathers could slip in and out of the water discreetly. Above is a card...
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