When was rhyl sun centre built

A revamp of the year-old building, the council later confirmed, was deemed too costly. Once the centre is flattened the site, which has been boarded up , will be partially landscaped and there are plans by Neptune Development to build a new aquatic centre further along the promenade. According to Denbighshire Council, the much-photographed octopus and elephant slides in the centre will be sold for scrap. The heritage value of modern pop culture is too often overlooked, and this wonderful chapter in the architectural history of indoor swimming pools will now be lost forever.

These buildings are or mostly were an important part of the culture of latter part of the 20th century and it is sad that they have not been preserved. Whilst none of them could be deemed iconic, as this term is used about buildings these days, they all brought a huge amount of pleasure to millions of people in a way that most buildings do not. Sign in or Register a new account to join the discussion. If you have visited Rhyl before, you might well remember the Rhyl Sun Centre.

The original water park enjoyed great popularity before it was demolished in The postcode for satnav users is LL18 1BF. If you are staying in Rhyl, chances are you can walk to the parade to visit SC2. If not, you can reach it from the east by following the Rhyl Coast Road. Since then, it has enjoyed great success among those living and staying in Rhyl.

Last-ditch attempt to save water park. Water park demolition plans submitted. Rhyl Sun Centre unlikely to reopen. Image source, Denbighshire County Council. Image source, Glenn Mitchell. This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.

Image source, Ged Fleming. A new exhibition centre will take the place of the dilapidated Sun Centre. The Sun Centre has now been cordoned off ready for demolition. Surf's not up - abandoned boards inside the Sun Centre. Related Topics. Rhyl Denbighshire County Council. Published 11 August Published 3 May Published 14 March Published 15 January