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QUIZ ANSWER # 122
Last Sunday I posted the above photo taken in Dec 2015 by Yours Truly.The question: Where in Rhyl would you find this building?The answer: Brighton Road.That failed to fool regular players. I had...
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QUIZ QUESTION # 123
Above is a face on the exterior of a building - not to be confused with the face in Question # 113 about the corner of High St and Wellington Rd.The question: Where in Rhyl would you find three...
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THE TOWN HALL
This illustration is from a publication named 'The Builder' dated 26th December 1874. It shows an advance drawing of the present Rhyl Town Hall (opened 1876) by architects Wood & Turner. Note how...
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SIT DOWN PROTEST
This picture of High Street, Rhyl, was taken probably in the 1990s and already it conjures up feelings of nostalgia. The round sheltered benches - such as the one on the left - were handy places during...
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QUIZ ANSWER # 123
Last Sunday I posted the above face which is on the exterior of a building - not to be confused with the face in Question # 113 about the corner of High St and Wellington Rd. The question: Where in...
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QUIZ QUESTION # 124
Above is the locomotive 'King Arthur' at Rhyl.The question: Was the picture taken before or after 1960?You would score 1 win for the correct answer.--Below are a couple of photographs taken recently by...
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FLASHBACK #15
Above is another beautifully detailed interior shot by Rhyl photographer Rae Pickard taken probably in the 1920s. This one shows the dining room of the Monica Hotel which stood on the corner of Water...
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THE BAY
Bae Colwyn aka Colwyn Bay is approximately 11 miles oh all right 17 kilometres to the west of Rhyl and there has been a lot of cross-fertilization of residents and visitors.If the planned merger of...
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QUIZ ANSWER # 124
Last Sunday I posted the above photo of the locomotive 'King Arthur' at Rhyl. The question: Was the picture taken before or after 1960?The answer: Before 1960.Partly obscured by the engine is the...
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QUIZ QUESTION # 125
This wonderfully derelict bus looks like something out of an old Ealing comedy film. It used to belong to Gold Star buses of St. Asaph. On the side is a Rhyl attraction advertised as The Dom Bier...
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SEAFRONT EAST
The eastern side of the seafront, far from noisy attractions in the west, has a relaxing atmosphere preferred perhaps by older residents and visitors.Below: Sandhills that used to be at the east end of...
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SEAFRONT WEST
The western side of the seafront, loved by generations of children, has been well featured in this blog. You would find many of its attractions categorised under labels on your left near the top of...
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QUIZ ANSWER # 125
Last Sunday I posted this picture of a derelict bus that used to belong to Gold Star buses of St. Asaph. On the side is a Rhyl attraction advertised as The Dom Bier Keller. The question: When the...
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QUIZ QUESTION # 126
Above is a photo taken on New Year's Day 2016 in Rhyl by Fred Burns. Hidden behind the big bush is a place name.The question: What is the place name?The correct answer would score 1 win.--Below is a...
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SIR Y FFLINT / FLINTSHIRE
Rhyl was part of Flintshire from the very beginning of the town until the mid-1990s. This book was compiled by staff at Flintshire Record Office (Hawarden) and published in 1996.The 10 chapter headings...
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SIR DDINBYCH / DENBIGHSHIRE
First of April this year marks the 20th year of Denbighshire’s administration of Rhyl. The ancient rural county and brash young seaside resort have been uneasy partners - and there seems to me to have...
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QUIZ ANSWER # 126
Last Sunday I posted this photo taken on New Year's Day 2016 in Rhyl by Fred Burns. Hidden behind the big bush is a place name. The question: What is the place name?The answer: Cramer Court.--Also I...
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QUIZ QUESTION # 127
Above is a sketch of Rhyl Pavilion by J.A. Elliott-Jones which looks as if it dates from early days of the Pavilion, possibly pre-World War 1.The question: Was the artist facing north, east, south or...
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FLASHBACK # 16
In this blog there is mention of the Coliseum on western promenade being established in 1921 as an open air theatre. It was owned by the council and leased out to 'concert parties' of singers,...
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TOPPING UP THE LAKE
Rhyl's Marine Lake opened in 1895 having been created artificially as an ornamental boating lake. In this blog much has been said already about the site, its fun fair and miniature railway, but the...
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