Gracies, Market Street, Rhos in 1953
As it was!
The Maelor Restaurant & Temperance Hotel, Rhos
The above drawing is by Dave Edwards and shows The Maelor Restaurant and Temperance Hotel, in High Street, Rhos, which was later known as the Maelor Tea Rooms, and managed by the Hughes family. Whilst [more]
60s
Smiling Rosemarie on top of the world – 1961
ROSEMARIE Frankland, the Welsh beauty pageant contestant, won the 1961 Miss United Kingdom and Miss World titles before becoming an actress. Born in Rhosllannerchrugog in February 1943, she moved to Lancashire as a child. She [more]
40s
Pensioner recalls the night the Germans bombed Osborne Street, Rhos during WWII
Pensioner remembers the night the Germans bombed his street LIFE in the village of Rhos was very different 70 years ago. Europe was at war and bombing raids by the Luftwaffe were frequent. In the [more]