THIS IS THE BLOG OF COLIN JONES, RHYL TOWN COUNCILLOR: BODFOR WARDl
The opinions expressed in this blog are entirely my own and not the views of the town council.
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At the top of High Street, the clock tower which stands in splendid isolation on a traffic island, looks as if it has always been there. Well, it hasn’t. The clock tower was erected in 1948 on the promenade walkway a few yards north east of where it is now and was usually referred to as the promenade clock.
The picture above shows the clock tower in its old location. In the background to the left of the photo is the Gaiety Theatre (previously named the Pier Amphitheatre). In the foreground, Professor Ted Green delivers the tale of ‘Punch and Judy’ to an unreconstructed audience.
The picture is dated 1982. I lifted it shamelessly from Chris Somerville’s marvellous web site about ‘Punch and Judy’ shows: http://www.punchandjudy.com/
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THU 9th APR 2015 UPDATE: Below is/are Punch and Judy presumably in the mid-to-late 1920s near the Conwy Memorial drinking fountain on promenade, opposite High Street:
Punch and the fountain had been located previously a few yards to the west, opposite the Queens.
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