llandudno photos 1913.

[Blodyn]

When did Rhyl pier disappear?  In that photo it looks rather better than Colwyn Bay pier does today.   

[Fester]

When did Rhyl pier disappear?  In that photo it looks rather better than Colwyn Bay pier does today.   

So does the contents of my wheelie bin, sadly. 

[jacko]

hello,llandudno no date,

[DaveR]

Well, the Pier Pavilion is there, so post 1886. Probably around 1900.

[DaveR]

When did Rhyl pier disappear?  In that photo it looks rather better than Colwyn Bay pier does today.   

It was finally demolished in 1974.

There are proposals to build a new one:
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/tm_headline=rhyl-looks-to-get-pier-back&method=full&objectid=19812291&siteid=50082-name_page.html

[Fester]

But has anything actually happened with that proposal in the last four and a half years?   

[DaveR]

But has anything actually happened with that proposal in the last four and a half years?

http://www.denbighshirevisitor.com/news/denbighshire-news/2010/07/14/ambitious-plans-to-develop-a-pier-in-rhyl-105722-26844593/

[hollins]

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You can read about them in this book... I have a copy, its great.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Piers-Wales-Martin-Easdown/dp/1848689209


[/quote]

Thanks for recommending this book Fester. I have ordered it. I have bought a few books recently about the area from recommendations on this forum. I was wondering if anyone had a list of books that they would recommend about the area as I am sure there must be more around that I don't know anything about?

[Cambrian]

There are quite a few books on the town worth reading - unfortunately many are now out of print but can be found at fairly reasonable prices at Lewis' shop in Madoc Street. (Madoc Books tends to sell books which have been re-bound and the prices are correspondingly dearer but can be worth a browse) and Bay Books opposite the Bay Shopping Centre.

I will mention a few that don't seem to have featured much on the Forum but which I find useful:

"Your obedient servant" George Hiller (2003)  He was the Mostyn Agent from 1959 to 1988 and tells the story of the estate from his perspective.

"Llandudno and the Mostyn Influence" F. Ron Williams (2 volumes 1996 and 2002) Published by the Estate and Llandudno Historical Society.

"Streets of Llandudno" Edwards & Evans/Llandudno Historical Society. Mainly origins of street names but also anecdotes and some local historical details.

"Just Taking Stock" - Clive Stock. (2004)  Covers Clive's time in Llandudno as an impressario, performer and manager of the Arcadia.

"Llandudno through time" Draper & Lawson Reay (2010)  Mainly "then and now" photos but quite a bit of detail as you would expect from these two local historians.

I am sure others on the Forum will have other suggestions - there are specialist books on landscape topics and wild life as well.

[hollins]

Thanks Cambrian. I have ordered a couple of them today and I am looking forward to reading them.

[Cambrian]

Another useful source of historical (and flora/fauna) details are the "Proceedings" of the Llandudno and Colwyn Bay Field Club.  These were published at various intervals between 1905 and 1954 with a couple of special supplements.  They comprise a series of articles or reports of field trips.  Well worth getting if you can find any.  Usually the second hand bookshops mentioned will have some.  Madoc Books has a full set but the price is steep. Try looking on the Abebooks site as I have seen them there as well.

[DaveR]

I've seen those, too, Cambrian, and they look very interesting. A shame that they cant be republished, really, so that more people can get to see them.

[Llechwedd]

Hey Jack just found this.  Which shop did you buy the book in?

[jacko]

http://www.peoplescollection.co.uk/Home   just found this site put in llandudno,or any town village go grazy,