When was rhyl pier demolished

Storms in caused further damage, and by it was declared unsafe and put up for sale. The pier re-opened in , but in April Rhyl Council decided to demolish its remains. It was then closed to the public but stood for another eight years before it was eventually taken down.

My great grandfather, Samuel Malings ran a Shooting Gallery on the beach. You can just see it if you enlarge the first picture of the pier it is to the right of the green shelter, a small wooden building with a long alleyway going out towards the pier. If there is any information anywhere, or anyone knows anthing about the Malings family or the shooting gallery I would love to hear from them. She dies in and he dies 2years later. You are commenting using your WordPress.

You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account. You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. This was a big project for Rhyl, whose population at the time was only 5, It was m 2,ft long by 4. Shops were built on it, refreshment rooms and a bandstand were provided.

There was also entertainment at the Pier Pavilion and the Bijou Pavilion. In July an estimated 3, spectators gathered to watch celebrity high diver Tommy Burns climb a tower at the end of the pier and dive 30 metres ft into the sea.

While swimming the metres ft back to shore he was seen to be struggling. Swimmers went to his aid and he was hauled up onto the pier, where he was found to be dead.

In December a schooner called Lady Stewart crashed broadside into the pier during a gale, carrying away m ft of the structure. You have no advanced search rows. Rhyl Promenade Pier Loading Map. NPRN Description The pier is shown on OS 2nd edition mapping, but was demolished in It was feet in length yards and stood 11 feet above high water level on cast iron screw piles. Steamer excursions ran to other resorts and to Liverpool with Admiralty Sailing Directions dating to noting 'at the head there is a depth of 16ft at springs and 10 at neaps; and a white light is shown from it about half flood to half ebb'.