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Waleria and Karol Marynowski. Their perilous journey, to their final resting place in Wrexham
Waleria Marynowska and Karol Marynowski Waleria and Karol Marynowski were born in pre-war Poland. Their perilous journey, to their final resting place in Wrexham was typical of the hundreds of Poles who lie buried in [more]
Holt Street
White Horse Inn, 21 Holt Street, Wrexham
Source: Wrexham History Group – Deborah Smith. View more Wrexham Pubs here. Total Page Visits: 12110 – Today Page Visits: 91
Company
Sir Alfred McAlpine & The Super King Aeroplane
The Beech 200 Super King Air G-BMCA aeroplane, belonging to Sir Alfred McAlpine and Son Ltd photographed at Borras Airfield, Wrexham in November 1979. The aircraft was based at Borras Airfield and would fly in [more]
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Wrexham Cemetery
Conservation of Registers at Wrexham Cemetery
If you’ve visited Wrexham cemetery on Ruabon Road over the past couple of years you’ll have noticed a lot of restoration work has been going on. This was all thanks to a £1.5 million National [more]
Polish Army
Stanislaw Jozef BANEK
(5 March 1892 – 24 March 1952) participant of the First World War, from 1919 a second lieutenant of the Polish Army, graduate of the Higher Military School in 1926. Officer of the permanent deputation [more]
50s
Copperas Corner 1952
Jennifer Bland’s family has had a long association with Penycae. In 1780 one ancestor owned Groes Hall, Maes y Pentre (Black Horse), Ysgubor Ucha, and later Groes Colliery. Jennifer kindly supplied this photo of Copperas [more]
1900s
Manure Causes Stink in 1907
An alleged nuisance in Watery Road caused heated arguments at the last meeting of the Health Committee. The Sanitary Inspector and Alderman Thomas Jones disagreed over whether keeping a cartload of horse manure below the [more]
