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Rhyl was initially a small port recorded as far as the 1500's, an probably dates back much further being a deep narrow estuary of the River Clwyd. The town achieved it's peak as an elegant Victorian seaside resort en route from Liverpool to Holyhead. After the Second Wold War there was a large influx of people from the big conurbations of Liverpool and Manchester, and the general decline of UK seaside resorts hit the town hard.
By the 1990's Rhyl suffered from all of the modern ills - high crime, high unemployment, low literacy and poor facilities; the part on the right of the picture has the dubious accolade of one of the poorest wards in Europe. Despite that, there are still gems to be found and relics of bygone eras.
