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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There has been a fire in Costigan’s pub, Bodfor Street, Rhyl; the pictures above show damage to the roof as seen from front and back.
Costigan’s was in existence before the railway arrived here in 1848.
It was the home of Mr James Costigan, an Irishman who secured a licence to sell alcohol. Eventually it became ‘Railway Refreshment Rooms’ where Rhyl's first Catholic Masses were held before the town had its own Catholic church.
In 1951 the building became ‘The Mermaid’ pub. Later on, after reverting to the name Costigan’s, it was a home of Rhyl Folk Club
for a while before becoming derelict.
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