Penycae
Month: March 2017
1800s
Stabbing with a Table Fork at the Elephant & Castle, Wrexham 1878
The Elephant & Castle was a public house in Charles Street, Wrexham. In the late 1870’s it had a local reputation for debauchery that included fights and prostitution. On one occasion the local Police Superintendent [more]
1800s
Burglary at Wrexham Parish Church 1865
On the 31st July 1865, Hugh Pater, broke into St. Giles, the Wrexham Parish Church. Pater having entered the church, took three keys, broke into a money box and stole the money that it contained, [more]
As it was!
The S.S. Ruabon
SS Ruabon, built by W. Gray & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool in 1891 and owned at the time of her loss by Ruabon SS. Co. Ltd. (J. Cory & Sons, Ltd.), Cardiff, was a British [more]
1800s
Murder at Hollyfield, Gresford 1893
April fool’s Day 1893 would be remembered by the residents of Gresford for the horrific incident that took place at Hollyfield on that day. Nellie Norris Whittle was a 29 year old married woman who [more]
1800s
Running away from the Wrexham Workhouse 1857
Compared with today’s standards, the Victorian legal system can appear to be particularly harsh towards children living under difficult circumstances. An example of this is one court case brought about due to four children running [more]
1800s
Unlawful Marriage at Gresford Parish Church 1855
On the 20th December 1855, a wedding took place at All Saints, the Gresford Parish church. The wedding was conducted by the Curate, and was between William Mercer, who described himself as a cattle dealer [more]
Churches & Chapels
St. Deiniol Church, Worthenbury
The parish church of Worthenbury is St Deiniols. The church is said to be the best example of a Georgian Church in Wales and has a complete set of boxed pews. St. Deiniols is part of [more]
1900s
Burglary at the National Schools, Madeira Hill, Wrexham
Burglary at the National Schools, Madeira Hill, Wrexham. At some time between 5pm on Friday 9th July 1900 and 9am on Monday 12th July 1900, the National Schools, Madeira Hill, Wrexham was burgled. A set [more]
1800s
Dropping Night Soil on the Streets of Wrexham
Dropping Night Soil on the Streets of Wrexham. Every house prior to the creation of sewerage systems had the problem of removing and disposing of human excrement, politely referred to as night soil. On the [more]