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Hightown Railway Halt
Hightown Railway Halt. Hightown Halt on the Wrexham to Ellesmere line, after passing the Caia Road Railway Sidings, the next stop was the Hightown Halt which was located just off the Whitegate Road in Hightown. [more]
Places
Bridge House Inn, Salop Road
Wrexham Pubs
Bersham
So what’s been going at Bersham Colliery?
Whilst a member of NWMAT Graham asked the question, “so what’s been going at Bersham Colliery?” and went along to film the answers on the 12th Nov 2013. Filmed at Bersham Colliery 12th November 2013 [more]
Coal Mining
Llay Memorial Wheel Arrives at the Welfare
Following restoration, the Llay Memorial Wheel arrives at the Miners Welfare on the 16th October 2012. Source: Filmed by Alan Jones of NWMAT compiled and edited by Graham Lloyd, Wrexham History.
Coal Mining
Coal Mining
Gresford Colliery with Alan & Margaret of NWMAT
An interview at Calon FM in April 2014 with Alan & Margaret Jones of NWMAT Source: Interview recorded at Calon FM Studio; this compilation compiled by Wrexham History; Graham Lloyd.
Buses
Mine workers getting on public transport in 1938
Mine workers getting on public transport in 1938. Broad Street, Rhos, Wrexham. Bersham Colliery Pic supplied by NWN Media
20s
Llay Main Colliery
Llay Main Colliery was the last major mine to be sunk on the southern part of the North Wales Coalfield, Llay Main was completed in 1921, after sinking work had been postponed by the First [more]
Wartime
As it was!
Wrexham’s Military Heritage.
Wrexham has historically been home to a major barracks known locally as the Hightown barracks, which was headquarters to the Royal Welch Fusiliers until it merged with the Royal Welsh as 1st Battalion in 2006 [more]
1910s
The Great War Trenches
The Great War Trenches. Trench warfare characterised much of the fighting during World War One, particularly along the Western Front. Trench systems were complicated with many interlinking lines of trenches. Apparently, during the First World [more]
Overton
ROC Monitoring Post Overton
ROC Monitoring Post Overton Since its inception in 1925 as in integral part of the UK air defence system, the primary role of the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was the recognition and identification of hostile [more]
