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Offline Hugo

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #6390 on: October 05, 2018, 03:48:12 pm »
Another lot of clues to help      ???

It's not Penmaenmawr Golf Club because:-

Penmaenmawr is  a nine hole course and the property was also on a Links Course by the sea

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« Reply #6391 on: October 05, 2018, 06:32:13 pm »
There couldn't have been many 18 hole Links Golf courses in North Wales in those days but I'm looking for the name of this property which was less than a stone's throw from the sea


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« Reply #6392 on: October 05, 2018, 08:50:43 pm »
There couldn't have been many 18 hole Links Golf courses in North Wales in those days but I'm looking for the name of this property which was less than a stone's throw from the sea

Struggling, best guess on course is  Anglesey Golf Club, Rhosneigr. not a clue on the house.

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« Reply #6393 on: October 05, 2018, 10:34:01 pm »
It's not the Anglesey Golf Club and it wasn't in Anglesey and it isn't in Gwynedd either.
In fact it is no longer an 18 hole Golf Links but was at the time of the photo.      ???

The place looks a bit spooky and I wonder if ghosts or witches ever lived there?     

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« Reply #6394 on: October 06, 2018, 09:03:01 am »
Now this should help as it's a photo of all that remains of the property and explain why it's no longer an 18 hole Golf Links.
There are still 9 holes left but they are tucked up "safely" behind a sea wall

I'm looking for the name of that property

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #6395 on: October 06, 2018, 10:50:07 am »
Could it be Rhyl looking at Google earth ,unfortunately tide is in

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« Reply #6396 on: October 06, 2018, 11:26:16 am »
It is Rhyl Spotty dog so well done but do you know the name of that property?

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« Reply #6397 on: October 06, 2018, 01:59:03 pm »
               MDCXCII =   ?       Will this give a clue to the name of the Bungalow?

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #6398 on: October 06, 2018, 02:16:43 pm »
Salam ??

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« Reply #6399 on: October 06, 2018, 03:02:52 pm »
Well done Cambrian you've worked out the name of the Bungalow


MDCXCII  =   1692  =   Salem Witch trials

This property once stood in its own grounds flanked by beautiful lawns with two lines of sand hills separating it from the sea opposite RobinHood Camp.
As the sand hills were steadily eroded away, the owner was faced with considerable expense building a succession of sea walls to try and protect his property. In late October 1944 high tides coinciding with almost hurricane force gales smashed into the bungalow causing it to collapse like a pack of cards. One eye witness present when the bungalow collapsed recalls the sad sight of beautiful bathroom fittings still standing forlornly, washed by the waves amid the wreckage of the former bungalow. All that remains is a heap of concrete blocks."

If you look towards the sea from this point on the Wales Coast Path, you may spot a jumble of stones amid the sand. They’re all that remains of the former home of engineer Alfred Dickinson, a pioneer of electric tramway technology.

In 1915 he bought a parcel of land here from the Bodrhyddan estate and had Salem Bungalow built on it for himself and his wife Sarah. The building featured a veranda and a rooftop balcony. Parts of Rhyl’s golf course lay to the property’s east and west, but soon the sea was eating into this land. Mr Dickinson had a small sea wall built, but erosion continued
He died in Rhyl on 21 January 1941. His relatives abandoned Salem Bungalow in 1944 and eventually it crumbled into the sea

Some good photos posted on here by Tina
http://sunnyrhyl.forumotion.com/t7364-salem-bungalow-with-tina

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #6400 on: October 06, 2018, 05:59:16 pm »
Thanks for posting the photo and history, Hugo.  A fascinating story and one about which I knew nothing!  Just shows the power of the sea.

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« Reply #6401 on: October 06, 2018, 11:18:48 pm »
I'm pleased that you liked the post Cambrian and you did very well to get it.

My original clue   "Too many clues here, especially for Golfers and those with good memories"   was because I had actually posted the question on here a few years ago and thought that people would remember it

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Re: Quiz Time (General Knowledge & Out of Area)
« Reply #6402 on: October 07, 2018, 11:24:36 am »
Rhuddlan sent me an old aerial photo of the site of the bungalow after it was destroyed by the sea

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« Reply #6403 on: October 07, 2018, 02:42:07 pm »
Very interesting and I can’t remember thinking of things lost to the sea when I was in North Wales. The East coast near me suffers a lot and I guess Happisburgh  (pronounced Haysborough) all succumbs one day. ..

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« Reply #6404 on: October 07, 2018, 03:25:32 pm »
I hope that your place doesn't go the same way as that bungalow Squigglev2