Souvenir Brochure: The Great Orme Holiday and Sports Centre

This material is held atGwasanaeth Archifau Conwy / Conwy Archive Service

  • Reference
    • GB 2008 CX397
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1953
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 part box

Scope and Content

The centre was owned by Leslie T Salts and Randolph Turpin. Includes a brief history of the partnership and the inspiration behind the creation of 'Randy's Bar' following his World Title boxing match against Sugar Ray Robinson in New York. The brochure has photographs of the globe-shaped bar, of Randolph Turpin seated at the piano, of the exterior of the building and of a childrens' theatre created in a disused Nissen hut.

[Autographed by Randolph Turpin on front cover]

[N.B. Surrogate copy available for researchers.]

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