In October last year I mentioned an A5-size booklet of
fourteen arty black-and-white photos by Stephen Clarke titled 'Ocean Beach
Rhyl' (published 2014) in a limited edition of 150.
Recently a companion volume turned up – the covers are shown above. ‘Rhyl
Seafront’ (published 2015) is in same format and this too is limited edition of 150. Its fifteen images show parts of West Parade and the promenade.
Cover shot of Gaiety Theatre would be 1980s (it was
demolished 1991). Presumably the other pictures are from the ‘80s as well. The
text gives no clue as to the date or any other information because there is no
text.
Clwyd Cream Ices' kiosk is featured and so is the
Information Centre in a unit on the prom before it moved to Children’s Village. Also we have the arcades Stardust, Mint and Ronald Seldon's Sands; and Bumper Boats. The booklet is a time capsule.
To see the post about photographer Stephen Clarke’s 'Ocean Beach Rhyl' please click here:
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The following refs are added here for indexing purposes: Cafe Royal Books, Craig Atkinson editor.
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Colin Jones / email: rhyl.colin.jones@live.co.uk
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are mine!
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