Wow, this photo is a blast from the past. I don’t recall what birthday it was but i know that we lost all friendships when starting school so it must have been primary school age. From Left to Right: (apologies if names are misspelt) Andrew Gardner: He was a really nice lad, always reminded me of Tony Hadley and I ...
We are talking 30 years ago now and I remember it as clear as day. My Dad had purchased an old mining cottage in Old Brighton near Coedpoeth. It was set out at the top of the hill at the end of a track and if you walked down the track about 30 metres then there was a row of ...
Apologies as I just cannot find a photo of the Old Abergele British Legion apart from a burnt out shell of a building which was always quite suss. Spent quite a few years in the snooker room, very cheap beer, made some good friends and a great atmosphere. It was so lovely hearing stories from the old guys about the ...
Something I’ve always wanted to find out about a building in Rhyl in early to mid 80s. Russell road there is a white building near the back of the Halifax. I remember there used to be an opticians there. Now people have mentioned the main part of the building, but right behind the opticians (the right hand side of the ...
Interesting find the other day on Rhyl History Club website. I remember in the 80s there was a large Pet Shop named ‘William Roberts’ at the bottom of the bridge in Rhyl. I was shocked to learn that it was originally on the opposite side of the road where the cinema ended up! They had huge windows and you could ...
I can still remember my first trainers I purchased in Rhyl in the 80s. I used to walk past these beautiful trainers every day after school. Had two work 2 months with my Dad at the age of 13 to buy them. It was like walking on clouds until the next pair I saw that I wanted! Got them from ...
I remember buying ‘Vienna – Ultravox’ on a 7″ single and it was the first vinyl single I had ever bought. My sister got the single ‘Shaddap your face’ which was a comedy record and it kept the oh so classic ‘Vienna’ off the top spot 🙁 ...
Ahhh, the funfair, Rhyl back in the 80s. What a time to be in Rhyl. You could start your walk from the Bright Spot Arcade and the the walk all the way up to the fair was absolutely heaving with holidaymakers everywhere. Nowadays it\’s a ghost town (yes i did hear the specials in the background then). I remember going ...
The Royal Alexander Hospital situated in the east end of Rhyl is a beautiful old victorian building. I was intigued with regards to the hsitory of the building. I remeber someone telling me years ago about a flying fox at the top of one of the spires or on one of the buildings and wanted to find out what it ...
I love visiting Castles around the UK and thought i would visit Gwyrch Castle which is located in Abergele, North Wales. I was quite dissapointed to find out that it is not actually a Castle as the Trust and ‘I’m a so called Celebrity’ like to portray it as one. It is just a country house, not a Castle, never ...