NEW BOOK – Secret Wrexham
The town of Wrexham and its immediate vicinity has a rich heritage of industry, including coal, iron and steel, brewing, tanning, brick and tile making and lead mining. In Secret WrexhamJohn Idris Jones takes the [more]
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Wheelwrights Arms, Stryt Issa, Penycae.
Wheelwrights Arms, Stryt Issa, Penycae. The Wheelwrights Arms was built in 1864 and closed as a pub around 2002. It was a Marstons Border house when it closed. In 2014 it was finally converted to [more]
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Wartime
Lest We Forget 1918-2018
We remember the men who gave their lives in the Great War and whose final resting place is Wrexham Cemetery. LEST WE FORGET John JONES James HARKER Charles Edward JONES Martin SWEENEY John Francis JONES [more]
Rhos
Thomas had survived WWI
by Dave Edwards. Thomas Edward Jones, who fought in World War One, was a good friend of Gareth Pritchard’s Uncle Samuel. On 18th April 1916, Thomas wrote a letter to Sam, in which he said, [more]
40s
A glimpse of life at the Wynnstay Arms, Ruabon 1944
This collection of pictures from the Imperial War Museum demonstrates what everyday life at the Wynnstay Arms, Ruabon was like in 1944. Source: WARTIME PUB: EVERYDAY LIFE AT THE WYNNSTAY ARMS, RUABON, DENBIGHSHIRE, WALES, UK, [more]
Coal Mining
Coal Mining
Dennis Owens, Bernie Wright & Emlyn Davies share memories of their days as miners.
Dennis Owens, Bernie Wright & Emlyn Davies share memories of their days as miners. Filmed at Bersham Colliery 29th September 2013 in the North Wales Miners Association Trust Ltd mobile museum. Sadly Bernie Wright passed [more]
Coal Mining
Artwork for front cover of The Clatter of Clogs – Rare find
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]
70s
Gresford Colliery, the last piece standing
Gresford Colliery, the last piece standing. Gresford Colliery closed on economic grounds in November 1973. In the 1980s the site was redeveloped as an industrial estate. In 1982 a memorial to the victims of the [more]
Wartime
As it was!
Wrexham had a Tank and a problem
THE main news story in the early 1920s was the arrival of a military tank in the town. It had been presented by the government in recognition of the £6m invested by the town and [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]
1910s
Ifor Tunnah – Canadian Forestry Corps
Ifor Tunnah – Canadian Forestry Corps Welsh newspaper “Y Drych”- The Mirror, notes, he emigrated to Chicago (Aug. 10th 1917). Ifor Tunnah left Chicago for Camp Borden in Canada to join up with the Forestry [more]
johnnywales:
I was raised in Wrexham in the 1930.s by my grandparents, Grandad told me MOUNT STREET was…
Graham:
Thanks, corrected.
Geoffrey Hughes:
The names for G A Whitefoot and D Morley -Smith need to be reversed the photographs have the wrong captions.…
Phil burden:
I worked at Firestorm as a tyre builder in the 70's. I know work for a joinery company involved in…
Stiwt Theatre - Rhosllanerchrugog - Wrexham History:
[…] Rhos Prize Silver Band was formed in 1884, but later became known as the Hafod Colliery Band. After the…
hedd jones:
I have a copy of the Heavy Motor Register for denbighshire. This is a Halley. It was dark red. 1st…
Dave Edwards:
If this elaborate building was never completed it must have cost them thousands of pounds. Dave Edwards.
Wrexham History:
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Phil Wynn:
Joseph Wilding was my fathers great uncle so would appreciate my tel no 00000000 being passed to Geoff Wilding. Many…
