When Bonnie Prince Charlie wrote to Lady Primerose of Berse Drelincourt under her pseudonym of “Miss Fines” and addressed her as ” Dear Sister” it may have been a very different relationship he had in [more]
Three giant Lego bricks once stood beside the A525 Ruthin Road. The special 300 kilo bricks were installed outside the UK marketing headquarters in Wrexham during the 1990s. Two eight stud Lego bricks of the [more]
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]
The Rhos Charity Cup Competition was formed in the years of hardship following the General Strike of 1926 and helped provide boots for the poor children of the village. Groups of friends would get together [more]
Monday 1st May 1922, Kick-off at 6pm at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham. Admission including tax 8d, reserved side 1s. For the game, which included most of the Wrexham 3rd Division (North) side, there were over [more]
Bridge Street, Ruabon 1870
Photos take villagers on a trip down memory lane. Comments from some of the visitors. Visited Rhos Library and enjoyed it very much, it is wonderful. It brought back some happy memories. Visited today and [more]
These pictures of the interior of Minera Hall were taken in April 2013 by an urban explorer, we do not condone entering buildings like this, it is not only dangerous but illegal. Minera Hall was [more]
Tesco in Wrexham. Tesco was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen as a group of market stalls. The Tesco name first appeared in 1924, after Cohen purchased a shipment of tea from T. E. Stockwell [more]
John Pijski was born in Stanisław Górny, not far from Wadowice. He fought with gen. Anders’ Polish 2nd Corps (2nd. Warsaw Armoured Division) alongside the British 8th Army in Italy. Later he served in Germany [more]
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