Last night, I dragged myself away from the Olympics and went on this walk with GOES and Debbie from the Llandudno Museum to search for remaining evidence of the first Llandudno Pier built in 1858. There must have been a couple of dozen of us at the start.
I was surprised to find so much evidence still in place with the help of a low tide and the keen eye of Nigel Bannerman.
Apparently, it is believed this pier lasted much longer than the one year Ivor Wynne Jones first thought.
Further along underneath the existing pier and the Grand Hotel, there is evidence of what was Brookes’ Landing Stage from the early nineteenth century.
Returning towards the slipway, a large round brown stone has recently appeared from the sand just below a line from the Punch and Judy but near the promenade.
It is about 18 inches in diameter and has a few one inch holes in it. Some observers believe it could be the base of a statue that once stood near where the Cenotaph was eventually built.
It will be interesting to see if this story develops in the coming weeks.
