Last Sunday I posted a photo, probably 1950s, of a place in Queen Street. The question: What is the name of the place?
The answer: OAP Friendship Club.
Here is the photo with missing words restored:
The club was founded in 1952 by Councillor/Alderman P.T. (Phil) Trehearn in upstairs premises at 72 Queen Street and operated for well over forty years. Last time I looked it was Flames Steakhouse & Bar.
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Second question was about a card posted in 1979. The name of a house had been hidden by black dots. The question: What is the missing name?
The answer: Bryn Estyn.
Here is the image with missing words restored:
Bryn Estyn, 85 Russell Road, these days is a privately owned care home managed by Karin Witherspoon.
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Scoring 1 win for Friendship Club and/or 1 win for Bryn Estyn:
Sue Handley 2, Jane Shuttle 2, The Great Gareth 2, Richard & Ceri Swinney 1, and Dilys Bagnall 2.
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Dilys has supplied snaps taken circa 1950 showing General Post Office (GPO) workers in Rhyl. The first shows them assembled outside the main post office in High Street, opposite where Boots chemist is now:
Dilys' father Arthur Hughes is seated at the end on your left. Standing far left is Alf Murray.
Click on any picture to see a bigger version.
The following was taken outside the sorting office which was at the rear of the post office. Arthur Hughes is on your left:
Many families in Rhyl and district have GPO connections so these photos may help with family history. Thanks, Dilys.
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No longer with us is the sex shop I mean licensed adult centre at 43-47 Queen Street. Our permission-givers obviously thought its location close to the Children's Village was appropriate. I didn't.
In High Street the camping shop Granite Outdoors at No. 64 has folded its tents and gone. The shop had far too many sale promotions and cluttered the pavement with displays but was marginally better than no shop.
A survey says more than 1 in 5 Rhyl shops are empty. See Daily Post:
http://www.dailypost.co.uk/business/business-news/ghost-town-warning-one-five-11910657
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