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Reservoir House at Penycae

Penycae

11/09/2018

Reservoir House at Penycae prior to demolition. Can you put a date to it? Source: Source: John Davies from the collection of the late Emlyn Davies, Penycae.

Hafod Colliery Cricket Team of 1950

50s

11/09/2018

Hafod Colliery Cricket Team of 1950 who were winners of the Area Industrial Shield. Top row (L-R): Bert Smith (Umpire), Fred Aspinal (Coach), Ed Wynne, Bob Burke, Os Jones (Umpire). Middle row (L-R): J. Jones, [more]

Denbighshire Technical College Soccer Team 1958

50s

11/09/2018

The Denbighshire Technical College Soccer Team in 1958, winners of the N.E. Wales School Shield and cup. Back row (L-R): Brian Hughes, Trevor Edwards, ?, Terry Evans, Dave Williams, Glyn Duckett, ? Jones. Front row [more]

Proceeds of Clatter of Clogs presented to Miners Home

90s

10/09/2018

On the 12th October 1990 Colin Gibbs along with others presented a cheque to the Miners Convalescent Home in Blackpool for the amount of £1539.02 In attendance at the presentation were the following: (L-R:) Ted [more]

Artwork for front cover of The Clatter of Clogs – Rare find

Coal Mining

10/09/2018

This Artwork for the front cover of The Clatter of Clogs by Colin Gibbs is indeed a rare find. The book was first published in 1990 with a second edition following on in 1991. The [more]

Queen Street, Wrexham in 1908

25/01/2017

Stiwt Theatre – Rhosllanerchrugog

08/10/2016

The Stiwt Theatre. Formerly the “Miner’s Institute” (Plas Mwynwyr), which was built in 1926 and dominated the social and cultural life of the village until 1977 when it closed. The local council, which had purchased [more]

Wilsons School of Dancing

19/01/2017

Wilsons School of Dancing.

Bonc-y-hafod (Hafod Bank)

22/09/2016

Mynydd Picnic (Picnic Mountain) – Hafod 9th July 2010 The colliery once employed over 1900 local people, mainly from the villages of Rhos, Ponciau and Johnstown. The pit was closed in 1968. In the mid [more]

Fatality at Plas Power Colliery 1909

30/01/2017

Fatality at Plas Power Colliery 1909. A BRAVE ACT. An inquest was held at Wrexham on Tuesday before Coroner Mr. Kenrick, touching the death of John Brookes (32), a collier, who died at the Wrexham Infirmary [more]

Gresford – Bringing the lads up at last. An interview by Geoff Wilding.

03/09/2016

BRINGING THE LADS UP AT LAST Geoff Wilding interviews Catherine Hughes, playwright and author in March 1982 This year almost half a century after the Gresford Disasters, a monument to the 266 men who died [more]

VE Day Celebrations at Erw Las, Rhos 1945

27/01/2017

VE Day Celebrations at Erw Las, Rhos 1945. Source: Cyril Lloyd, Ponciau.

Wrexham Home Guard defend a bridge 1940

26/01/2017

Wrexham Home Guard defend a bridge 1940. With the threat of invasion looming larger day by day in 1940, thousands flocked to enlist in the Home Guard across Wrexham and Flintshire. One of the oldest [more]

The Women’s Land Army In Pictures

29/09/2016

Following a request to show the women’s role during World War I, here is a selection of pictures. In Britain during the First World War, there was a shortage of farm labour as men were [more]

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