Rhyl 1929

From the collection of

Archif Sgrin a Sain Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Archive
Established in 2001, the National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Archive holds an unrivalled collection of films, TV and radio broadcasts, video tapes and sound recordings relating to Wales and the Welsh, from 1898 to the present day. The collection spans multiples formats and genres, both professional and amateur.

Rhyl 1929


The figures in long, dark overcoats on Rhyl beach lend a funereal air to the sands and indicate that a Barbecue Summer is some way off! And the pier – perhaps not quite re-opened – suggests industry rather than entertainment but the Priddeys from Northfield, Birmingham, are not deterred. Jovial metallurgist Mr Priddey films his family (wife and 2 kids, a nanny and 2 cousins) – at Rhyl and Prestatyn, and glories in the waterfalls at Betws-y-Coed and at Dyserth, near Rhyl.


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