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Auction: 9027 - Bonds & Shares of the World
Lot: 435

Rhyl Promenade Pier Co. Ltd., £10 shares, fully paid, 1866, no.126, blue, extremely fine. Built in 1867 to a length of 235 feet. Acquired by Rhyl Improvement Commissioners under Act of 1872. The pier was damaged by a ship in 1883 and the pavilion burnt down in 1901 and the pier closed in 1913. Although the much shortened structure reopened in 1930 it was again closed on safety grounds in 1966 and demolished in 1973. Estimate £ 50

Sold for
£40