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Memories of piers in North Wales in past years

A popular seaside attraction is the theme of this week's selection of old photos.

Iolo Griffiths

InYourArea Community, Iolo Griffiths

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Memories of piers in North Wales in past years

Crowds flock on to Bangor pier

A vessel of the Liverpool and North Wales Steamship Company calls at Beaumaris pier, circa 1904
A view towards the shore from Rhyl pier in the 1880s
View showing the Grand Hotel and the grade II listed pier in Llandudno .August 1977.
The Rivieres Theatre on Llandudno pier in about 1900
The Octaves concert Party, led by Tom Rushton, entertained at Aberystwyth pier during the 1920s
Paddling on Rhyl beach in about 1900, with the pier in the background
Passengers approach the largeManx steamer Snaefell at Llandudno. It sailed between Liverpool, Llandudno and Douglas on the Isle of Man from 1948 to 1978
Some girls from Penrhos college taking a stroll on Colwyn Bay pier early Summer 1962, sent in by Judith Nugent nee Kerr
An old picture of Colwyn Bay pier. Though this pier is nowhere near as grand as its former incarnations, it was evidently still flourishing as an entertainment centre. Most recent car registration is E, which suggests a date of 1967 or soon after.
An old picture of Colwyn Bay pier and promenade

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