70s
Bakery Strike 1978
The Bakery Strike of November 1978 caused queues for bread at Littlewoods store on Hope Street, Wrexham. Were you in the queue? Source: NWNMedia; Local Bygones.
Year: 2018
Events
Tŷ Pawb’s Designer Maker Project – Hippodrome Lampshade
Wrexham History were delighted to be invited to the launch of the Hippodrome Lampshade, a new product exclusively available at Siop//Shop @ Tŷ Pawb. The design of the lampshade was inspired by the Hippodrome light [more]
Places
REGENT TAVERN, Regent Street, Wrexham
1 Regent Street,Wrexham. Records show the Regent Tavern existed from 1840 to the 1960s. Landlord between 1950 and 1960 was Griff Robinson. It was demolished in the late 1960s and a branch of the Abbey [more]
20s
Class from Acton School, Wrexham 1929-30
Front row; L-R: 1?. 2?. 3 Mary Hughes. 4?. 5 Ethel Beech (nee Williams). 6?. Middle row; L_R: 1?. 2?. 3?. 4? 5? 6? 7? Back row; L_R: 1? 2? 3? 4? 5? Can you [more]
Hope Street
Black Lion Vaults, Hope Street, Wrexham
27 Hope Street, Wrexham. The first reference to the Black Lion was recorded in 1770, it appears in the 1833 survey and again in the1872 survey. On 18th July 1895 David Dobie, an employee of [more]
1910s
Acton Park Church of England School 1910
Acton Park Church of England School (on left), Rhosnesni, Wrexham c1905-10 with Acton Park Lodge in the distance. We were the fifth family to move into Borras Park as it was being built- Borras Park [more]
1900s
Mount Street, Wrexham 1900
Mount Street, Wrexham c1900 showing the Union Vaults on right, Nags Head and brewery on the left. With St. Giles Parish Church dominating the skyline. Source: Tom Farrell collection.
80s
Gala Day at Llay RBL 1981
Children from around Llay all dressed up at the Royal British Legion, Llay’ Gala Day in 1981. Source: NWNMedia; Local Bygones.
Biographies
90s
A busy Regent Street back in 1995
Regent Street looking towards Hope Street on a busy summer day in 1995. Source: The Welsh Borderlands, first published 1995.