Located on the Chester Road. The hall itself was the residence of the Cunliffe family and was also the home at one time of the infamous Judge Jeffries. The hall dated from the mid 18th century and was demolished in 1956, although the entrance gates and lodge still remain. The lodge dates from 1887 and was one of four which served the Acton Hall Estate.
Source: Old Postcard.
The Odeon Theatre was built for and operated by the Oscar Deutsch chain of Odeon Theatres. It opened on 13th March 1937 with Paul Robeson in “Song of Freedom”. Designed by architect Harry Weedon who [more]
The last days of the old Wrexham bus station on King street 19th October 2002 – just one week later it was all dust and a memory. Above – This end of the building was [more]
One of the most disastrous fires ever experienced in Wrexham happened in 1907, when the Public Hall was gutted. Later the Hippodrome occupied the site. The Public Hall formed only the centre of a block [more]
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