Saturday, 1 August 2009

Rhos On Sea - Then & Now

A typical seaside scene at Rhos On Sea - 70+ years separate the two sides of the photo:

Rhos On Sea - Then & Now by you.

Most of the buildings in the old photo remain today - whilst the large apartment block (St. Trillo's Court) seen in the right-hand modern portion of the photo replaced the lovely 1860s Rhos Abbey Hotel that had survived until 2001:

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