The Dissenters’ Burial Ground, Rhosddu Road, Wrexham, also called The Bun Hill Fields of North Eastern Wales. It is generally believed that it was laid out during the period of the Commonwealth and was acquired [more]
History of the Society of Friends in Wrexham. (Quakers). The Friends resident in Wrexham determined to have a meeting house of their own. On April 7, 1708, accordingly, John James, a dyer, and Hannah Newton, [more]
ACTON, James, Pen y bryn (maltsters) BARLOW, Thomas & James (iron), Abenbury (iron and lead works) BAUGH, Joseph, Temple place (boot and shoe makers) BEALE, John, Yorke st (chemists and druggists) BEARDSWORTH, John, Pen y [more]
As Wrexham enjoys an encouraging boost in tourist numbers, it’s wonderful to see so many new visitors being drawn to the green spaces and areas of historic interest which have stood proudly in the area for centuries. [more]
A Rhos mining widow who struggled to bring up two sons without a father on ten shillings a week (the equivalent of 50p today). Robert Jarvis met and married Harriet Jones in the 1870s. He [more]
ROSEMARIE Frankland, the Welsh beauty pageant contestant, won the 1961 Miss United Kingdom and Miss World titles before becoming an actress. Born in Rhosllannerchrugog in February 1943, she moved to Lancashire as a child. She [more]
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