Sunday 25 June 2017

TUCK IN


London-based publishers Raphael Tuck & Sons started producing picture postcards in 1900 and continued for more than half a century. The Tuck company lost a lot of its original material during World War 2 and merged with other companies in 1959.

The following are Rhyl examples of Tuck cards - Foryd harbour, the pier, Open Air Bathing Pool ('The Baths') and sandhills opposite East Parade. The photos would have been taken circa 1950.

Voryd


Baths


From the same source and of a similar date are these shots of Palin's Ideal Holiday Camp, Towyn near Abergele:



The camp certainly looks a lot different now and has been renamed Palin's Holiday Park:
http://www.palinsholidaypark.co.uk/

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WED 26th JUL 2017 UPDATE:  Here is a rare aerial shot of Palin's:


And for good measure, an undated postcard of Cambria Holiday Camp in Towyn, with intriguing reference to Radio Cycles bottom left:

Caravan Park

This camp is still operating as Cambria Caravan Park:

http://cambriacaravanpark.com/

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