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Beast Market 1962

19/10/2017

Ministry of Transport testing a Jaguar at the Beast Market in Wrexham 1962 Source: NWN Media; Local Bygones.

The Cross & Frog Lane Holt

19/10/2017

Source: The Cross & Frog Lane Holt Postcard

Bersham Colliery in 1980

28/01/2017

Bersham Colliery in 1980. More pictures of Bersham Colliery, these were taken by Cyril Lloyd, Ponciau. Source: All pictures taken by Cyril Lloyd, Ponciau.

Llay Memorial Wheel Arrives at the Welfare

18/08/2017

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.

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]

RWF and Hightown Barracks

19/01/2017

RWF and Hightown Barracks. WREXHAM, during the 1914-18 war felt the full impact of the hardships and heartbreaks of war. Hightown Barracks, as the depot of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers saw the hasty mobilisation of [more]

The History of the ROC Monitoring Posts

26/09/2016

The History of the ROC Monitoring Posts 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 [more]

Plas Ucha, Penycae

03/09/2016

Plas Ucha is a hillside farm above Pen-y-cae which was wrecked on Saturday 31st August 1940 following the worst night of bombing of the Wrexham area. Peter Morris, the farmer escaped, but sadly his two [more]

1700s

Pwll-Yr-Uwd, Holt Road, Wrexham

Pwll-Yr-Uwd, Holt Road, Wrexham. Pwll-yr-Uwd was a large Elizabethan house dating back to the 15th century, situated in the low-lying area in Wrexham Regis off the Holt Road. It was a two and a half [more]

1800s

Cefn and Rhosymedre News 3rd May 1879

Cefn and Rhosymedre News 3rd May 1879 THUNDERSTORM. A severe thunderstorm passed over here last Sunday afternoon, about four o’clock. ANNIVERSARY SERVICES. On Sunday, the anniversary sermons of the Primitive Methodists at Rhosymedre, were preached [more]

1900s

Lodge Railway Halt 1905

Lodge Railway Halt 1905. Lodge Halt near Brymbo comprised of a basic wooden platform on each side of the line. A GWR report in 1925 stated that a shelter was provided on each platform so [more]

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