AS RHYL town centre undergoes redevelopment there are residents who claim the remains of an Edwardian attraction will be lost forever. Few people have seen it with their own eyes but the legend of Little Venice lives on through nuggets of evidence and word of mouth passed down the generations since the brief existence of the canal attraction beneath what is now Queens Market from 1902 to 1905. Contemporary newspaper reports and adverts described it as a “faithful reproduction in miniature of Venice” including “real gondolas” among leading Edwardian attractions including 40 “modern” shops, ballroom dancing, varieties, an orchestra, ice cream-making and a roof garden.