Family furniture business closes Rhyl store after almost 70 years

“Barnetts”, at 35-37 Wellington Road, was set up in 1954, but has shut its doors following the death of its latest owner, Simon Cabb, on September 12.

It held a “closing down sale”, selling all of its remaining stock at reduced prices, but closed on October 20.

Some of Barnetts' last remaining stock (Image: Barnetts)

Nicky Tunnicliff, Simon’s brother, had been helping to oversee the closure of the shop, which was initially set up by her father, Barney.

Her family have previously owned other shops in Rhyl on West Parade and High Street, and at the town’s old Queens Market.

She said: “It closed for good on Friday. For the next two days, while we’re clearing all of the cardboard out, we’ve left the bits and bobs that were left in the window for anybody to phone about (buying).

"But we’re not opening the doors unless someone knocks on it! We’ve got a couple of fridges left in the windows, but that’s it.

"It was very sad to close it. It’s a very weird feeling, because we’ve had so many shops in Rhyl for years, but life goes on."

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In July, the property was put up for sale on Facebook Marketplace, with an asking price set of £85,000.

The unfurnished property includes a bathroom, as well as a rear storage area, kitchen and toilet, with parking also available at the site.

Last week, Nicky told the Journal: “I didn’t want to keep it open after Simon died.

"Business in Rhyl isn’t all it used to be, with people going out of town, so it wouldn’t have been something we would have taken over.

“It’s awfully sad because we’ve always had somewhere in Rhyl. It’ll be hard, not having that anymore after such a long time. Everybody knew us, and my dad. It’s been a hard pill to swallow.”