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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
Churches & Chapels
St. Chad’s Church, Hanmer
The earliest known documentary evidence for a Hanmer connection with St Chad is in the charter of Leofric, Earl of Chester AD 1043, (Thorpe’s Diplomatarium Anglicanum p.352) in which he bestows upon his newly founded [more]
Railways
Ruabon Railway Station
Ruabon Railway Station. Ruabon station was originally larger than at present, with an extensive marshalling yard with a turntable and goods depot accompanying it, and was the terminus of the Ruabon to Barmouth line which [more]
90s
Wythnos yma Eilir Jones yn Rhosllanerchrugog 1995
Wythnos yma Eilir Jones yn Rhosllanerchrugog/This week Eilir Jones in Rhosllanerchrugog. Also includes Ieuan Roberts of Rhos. Source: VHS Tape.
Coal Mining
Coal Mining
Mines Rescue Team Members sharing their memories
filmed at Llay Miners Welfare 2013. Source: Filmed and edited by Graham Lloyd. FAQ Who owns the copyright to this film? It was filmed and edited by Graham Lloyd. Can I purchase a DVD of [more]
Bersham
Under the winding gear at Bersham Colliery 2015
Under the winding gear at Bersham Colliery 2015 Pictures taken 26th April 2015 by Graham Lloyd Song: Do it the safety way by Max Bygraves and the Grimthorpe Colliery Band.
80s
Bersham Colliery in 1980
Bersham Colliery in 1980. More pictures of Bersham Colliery, these were taken by Cyril Lloyd, Ponciau. Source: All pictures taken by Cyril Lloyd, Ponciau.
Wartime
1800s
The Burma Bell – Wrexham
In the late 19th century, when the 1st Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers returned from the Burma War, they brought back two magnificent brass bells from the Incomparable Pagoda (a Buddhist Temple) in Mandalay. [more]
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]
40s
Pensioner recalls the night the Germans bombed Osborne Street, Rhos during WWII
Pensioner remembers the night the Germans bombed his street LIFE in the village of Rhos was very different 70 years ago. Europe was at war and bombing raids by the Luftwaffe were frequent. In the [more]
