The day was Monday February 26 1990. My home is approx 300 yards from the beach in Prestatyn. That morning I collected milk off my doorstep as usual but noticed a header wave of sea water running down the avenue. I'd not noticed anything prior to this with the radio on loud! I went to investigate armed with a camera.

As I walked along Beach Road West waves were coming across the promenade car park and down the protective grassed banks and heading down towards the Nova. As I got closer I had to wade through up to a foot of water as the sea was pouring through the building from the sea side and through the back, then on to the car park. That is where the photo was taken at about 10am.

The Prestatyn weather station is situated at the entrance to the Nova car park but is raised so it escaped the flooding.

The other photos of Prestatyn show the sea inundating the Beach Road West car park and down the protective banks. The other shows the old entrance to the bar of the Nova. The pub sign used to have 'Pub on the beach' on a board but it was lost that day!

I stayed long enough to notice the Nova pool table floating off towards the Isle of Man! I don't know if it ever washed up anywhere!