Located on the north coast of Wales, in Conwy County Borough, and around 40 miles west of the England-Wales border, is the town of Rhos-on-Sea, or Llandrillo-yn-Rhos in Welsh.
The town is named after the Welsh kingdom of Rhos, which in turn means 'moorland' in Welsh. The kingdom was established shortly after the Roman exit of Britain in the 5th century.
In the 12th century a monastery known as Rhos Fynach was built. This was home to the monks who fished the weir off Rhos Point to provide the catch for the larger monastery in Conwy at the time. The building has since been converted to a pub/restaurant.
Although a small town comparatively, much of Rhos-on-Sea's growth can be attributed to its geographic proximity to Colwyn Bay, situated just a mile east. When the Chester and Holyhead Railway linked the North Wales coast to England in the mid 19th century, tourists began visiting in increasing volumes. Colwyn Bay's growth in earnest began from around 1875 when a Manchester business syndicate bought land in the area, transforming it into what would become the largest town by population on the North Wales coast. Visitors to Colwyn Bay can reach Rhos-on-Sea on foot via a 20-minute coastal walk. Local bus services are also available.
During the 1890s a 430-metre/1400ft pier was constructed on Rhos Promenade. The company responsible for the pier went bust in 1896, possibly on account of there being no landing stage for paddle steamers. This was rectified in 1897 under new ownership, and the steamers started to arrive from areas including Liverpool, Rhyl and Conwy. In 1917 a storm took away the landing stage, and the pier became a loss-maker. After changing hands several times, the pier came into council ownership in 1952 and was demolished the following year.
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Filmed: 28th April 2022
Link to the walk on Google Maps: goo.gl/maps/8LShg2AWNCZDv32c9
Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Rhos-on-Sea Beach
0:48 Rhos Promenade
2:57 Rhos-on-Sea Beach
4:03 Rhos Promenade
4:53 Rhos Road
5:56 Everard Road
7:21 Rhos Road
8:33 Colwyn Avenue
10:12 Penrhyn Avenue
11:39 Rhos Promenade