Floating Restaurant, Caernarfon 1984

This authentic 1980s colour photograph captures a unique maritime and civic scene at Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, in 1984. The image provides a factual record of the harbour area, featuring the white-painted Floating Restaurant moored in the foreground against the backdrop of the town’s medieval stone walls. Beyond the fortifications, the Caernarfon Police Station is documented, identifiable by its neoclassical architecture and a small blue sign. Parked prominently on the roadway above the quay are two Mini police cars, one white and one light blue, serving as a distinct record of British law enforcement vehicles of the era. To the left, the Anglesey Hotel is visible with its traditional cream facade and sash windows. The scene illustrates the intersection of historic preservation and daily municipal life in North Wales during the mid-1980s. As a self-contained archival record, this shot is an essential resource for local historians and collectors of vintage Welsh architectural and emergency vehicle photography.