Change in 20 Years

Still on the subject of 1989 (sorry!), here’s a final post, comparing Rhuthun/Ruthin today with the town 20 years ago.

1. Shops that haven’t changed in 20 years in terms of name or location (though some are under different management). This equates to approximately 15 per cent of the shop stock that has remained constant:

Caffi Parc y Castell Finns takeaway Harris Toys John Jones butchers Trefor Jones menswear The post office Gayla House Fashions

Bar Llaeth/Milk Bar Clough & Co estates Beresford Adams estates Cavendish Ikin estates Boots the Chemist Siop Nain cards and Siop Nain café Cellar Cycles

Jan's Cards King's hardware Birchell photography Spread Eagle Bookshop Montecito Fashions Bridge Services Dyffryn Services

2. These traders have moved premises since 1989:

Work & Leisurewear (Army & Navy) moved to Well Street

Norma Elizabeth Wools has moved to Well Street

3. The following shops in 2009 resemble something of their 1989 predecessors, to one degree or other:

Co-op (Borthyn) was Spar then Alldays (and lost its post office, this year) J Khan pizzas was once the eat-in side of Finns Oasis hairdressers was Ruthin Cutters Siop Elfair was Trebor Hughes Welsh shop Apparel used to sell ladies' garments as Contessa Castle Bell newsagent was Williams News

Gamlins was W Jones & E Talog Davies solicitors Vanity Fayre beauty was once Vanity Fayre ladies' fashions Calico Workshop was a wool shop owned by Calico Warehouse's mother Garment Spa dry-cleaners was owned locally in 1989 Well Street Pharmacy was Williams Pharmacy Ruthin Wholefoods was Ruthin Health Foods & Home Brew

Cut and Curl was a hairdresser Allison's was also a salon The Village Bakery was the Berwyn Bakery Lewis Electrics moved from Well Street to Lôn Parcwr (in 1989, they had both) B & M Bargains was Kwiksave Chinese at Borthyn was a chip shop

Let us know if there are any errors or omissions.