

Source: Wrexham – The Official Handbook c1930
Source: Wrexham – The Official Handbook c1930
Fire was a major risk in all towns. The parish church was seriously damaged by fire in 1463 and Wrexham’s ‘great fire’ caused more damage in 1643. The first fire brigades were established in the [more]
A joiner by trade Eryl Rhyddwyn Jones served for 7 years with the Royal Engineers. During the Korean War he was taken prisoner by the Chinese. Despite being wounded twice he survived to return home [more]
ROC Monitoring Post Brymbo Since its inception in 1925 as in integral part of the UK air defence system, the primary role of the Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was the recognition and identification of hostile [more]
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