The picture (TOP) shows Foryd harbour probably 1920s, taken from the Kinmel Bay side. Just about discernible in the distance is a toll bridge for vehicles and pedestrians; it was owned – surprisingly perhaps – by the Vale of Clwyd Railway Company which operated the Rhyl to Denbigh line.The toll bridge was built in 1861 about a hundred yards south of the present bridge, and it replaced an inadequate ferry service. Having to pay the toll was unpopular though, and not within everyone’s means. In 1891 a man drowned because he had no money and tried to wade or swim across.
The black-and-white photos are from George Owen and they provide a closer view of the toll bridge (again from the Kinmel Bay side) and a nice old shot of the present Foryd Bridge which replaced the toll bridge in 1932.
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