All that remains of Llandudno’s iconic Pier Pavilion today are a few bits of ornate ironwork left standing in the wake of the blaze that destroyed the structure in 1994.

The site has lain empty and overgrown ever since, while its future has become a controversial topic of discussion.

A developer hopes to build luxury apartments on the site, although Llandudno pier owner Adam Williams says the flats will put the very future of the Grade Two listed pier in jeopardy.

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Work started on the Pier Pavilion in 1881 and it was built in a typically flamboyant Victorian style, complete with a beautifully detailed cast-iron veranda.

Unusually, the pavilion basement housed what was then the largest indoor swimming pool in Britain.

Unfortunately for the pier company, problems with water quality meant that this novel idea did not prove successful, and the pool was filled in shortly afterwards.

The building seated 2,000 people, and many top acts appeared there over the years, including household names like banjo-playing George Formby and the singers Petula Clark and Cliff Richard.