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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Further to a comment in the post below about basket chairs, this postcard shows even more clearly that sunbathers on Rhyl sands remained fully dressed. The picture was taken about a hundred years ago opposite the Queens Hotel in West Parade, and colourised later.
To your left of the Queens is a single-storey building next to High Street, which today is an arcade named The Bright Spot. When Yours Truly was a bright spot it seemed to be named the UCANKUMINANAVSUMFUN.
The picture shows the low sea wall with lots of people sitting on it, mums and nannies enjoying a stroll, and cherubs digging intently. The sand may have been deeper then. Sand to the west – near Foryd Harbour – is said to have dropped 15 feet just in the last fifty years.
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THU 9th APR 2015 UPDATE: Here is another beach scene viewed from a very similar position to the one above. Perhaps just a few years earlier, turn of the century:
This card may have been one that changes in some way when tilted. The inscription top left reads: From the day to the night - how sudden and strange. Hold up to the light - what an exquisite change!
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SUN 14th FEB 2016 UPDATE: Just arrived here at Jones Towers is this undated image of Rhyl sunbathers fully dressed:
The grey shed in the background offers 'Select saddle horses and ponies for hire' and goes on to mention 'Riding lessons'.
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