August 2018 – "Wrexham History"

Remember Wrexham in 1988

Do you remember what Wrexham looked like in 1988? With thanks to David Wilson Parry we can jump back and take a look. Many thanks to David Wilson Parry for the use of these pictures. [more]

Charles Street, Wrexham

Selection of photographs of Charles Street, Wrexham. Many thanks to Mark Griffiths for the use of his images. If you have photographs you’d like to share, get in touch via our contact page.

1913 Brook Street, Wrexham

An atmospheric view of Brook Street in 1913, with a tram about to cling Hill Street, on the right is the National School and just visible is the Albion Brewery. Source: Unknown copyright holder.

Glynn Picture House, Queen’s Square, Wrexham

Who can resist such a splendid piece of nostalgia as the postcard of the long defunct Glynn Picture House, passed to me by the Down Memory Lane editor. I was there, second house, balcony, for [more]

BERTRAM ERNEST FOSTER 1899 – 1922 “Fearless in Devotion”

BERTRAM ERNEST FOSTER 1899 – 1922 This headstone stands out from the others around it because it is quite new, it was only erected in 2015 and Mossfords Memorials provide the stone. Previously it had [more] [more]

HARRIET EDITH BOWMAN 1891-1921

HARRIET EDITH BOWMAN 1891-1921 Harriet Edith Hughes was born 17 September 1891 in Wrexham, she was the daughter of Thomas Hughes and Alice Lindsay who married in 1885. Before she was born Thomas and his [more] [more]

ALFRED EDWARD BOWMAN 1864 -1901

ALFRED EDWARD BOWMAN 1864 -1901 Alfred was born in Deal, Kent, he was the son of Thomas Bowman and Emma Turner Redsull. In 1881 he is at the Barracks in Wrexham with his parents, he [more] [more]

NEWTON AND MARY BOWMAN

MARY ELIZABETH RICHARDS / BOWMAN/ MELLOR/ DAVIES 1863 – 1945 Mary Elizabeth Richards was the eldest daughter of the Thomas Richards and Harriet Wynne who were both from Wrexham, she was born late in 1863 [more] [more]

JAMES & MARY PHENNAH

JAMES PHENNAH 1853 – 1899 Born 1853 in Wrexham, son of Thomas Phennah a stationer, during his life James was an over seer, auctioneer and a poor rate collector in Wrexham. He was also a member of [more] [more]

GEORGE HADEN, SCHOOLMASTER 1819 – 1876

George Haden was born in 1819 in Stepney, London. He was the son of William Haden “a gentleman”. On 10 September 1839 George married Sabina Cousins at the Hatherlow Chapel in Bredbury, Stockport. Sabina was [more] [more]