TOAST RACK

THIS IS THE BLOG OF COLIN JONES, RHYL TOWN COUNCILLOR: BODFOR WARD
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The opinions expressed in this blog are entirely my own and not the views of the town council.
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Ripe for restoration, when I get around to it, is this postcard which was never posted and therefore is undated; the clothes suggest early 1920s. Thanks to information received from Mr. Anthony Robins we know that Primrose Motor Coaches was, like Rhyl & Potteries Motors, a business owned by the Robins family.

Shown above is the kind of coach or charabanc known as a ‘toast rack’. It had a row of long seats with no aisle up the middle, each seat having its own door or a door each side. It was customary for coach parties to have their picture taken before setting out on a trip - all part of the service.

Here is a variation on the theme:

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Bill Ellis’ book ‘The Spirit of Rhyl’ published in 2004 has photographs of some toast racks owned by Primrose’s competitors, Brookes Brothers' White Rose Motors.

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