02 Beside the Seaside

6th May 1906 to 25th October 1986

Looking through my boxes of old prints, some prints more than others stirred up pangs of nostalgia, and this assortment begged to be uploaded as my first themed collection.

Rhyl at the start of the 1980s was where Lodekkas went for their swan song, ultimately the last bastion of crew operation and rear loaders.

Those of you who weren't there can only imagine the smell of fried onions and rotting seaweed, the caravan site holidaymakers, the pleasure of spending a day plodding around on Lodekkas then going to Les and Ritas for fish and chips before being dragged home behind a BR class 40 as the light was fading.

Unfortunately, the prints too are fading almost as fast as the memories. I can only apologise that these photos have required a lot of correction and restoration and still leave much to be desired, so please forgive the poor quality. Just relive the good old days.

Bed time 732x326	DFG194 Penyffordd 648x466	DFG194 Talacre 768x472	DFG197 Prestatyn 654x471
DFG230 Pines 690x498	DFG252 Talacre 696x474	DFG68 Pensarn 684x459	DFG68 Pines 705x510
DLG1 Pines 741x489	DLG1 Rhyl 645x458	DLG813 Robin hood 669x456	DLG817 Pensarn 549x403
DLG876 Prestatyn 687x423	DLG946 Pensarn 612x446	DLG946 Prestatyn 714x483	DLG946 Prestatyn 654x378
DLG946 Rhyl 740x502	ERL308 Rhyl 623x395	SRG178 Rhyl 720x474