Wrexham
Beechley House, Wrexham
Beechley was built about 1720, and at that time it didn`t have a specific name but was it called Dursley`s / Darsley`s for many years after a man who lived in the area for a [more]
Articles by Graham Lloyd
Gwersyllt & Summerhill
John Harrop and Harrops Hall.
JOHN HARROP 1842 – 1901 The Harrop`s were a large family and many of them lived in the Broughton and Brymbo area. John Harrop was born in Brymbo about 1843 , he was the [more]
Rhosddu
Wrexham Blacksmith’s
WILLIAM GEORGE STERRETT was born in Monmouthshire in 1872, his father was a tin plate worker from Scotland. Changing his name to Willis , he moved to Gloucestershire where he found work as a whitesmith [more]
Buses
Wrexham & District – Transport – Buses
The following is an extract from the slideshow talks previously held by the late Glynn Jones. This is the second batch of slides scanned from approx 600 from his collection. We are extremely grateful to [more]
1800s
Wrexham & District – Transport – Horse-drawn to Trams
The following is an extract from the slideshow talks previously held by the late Glynn Jones. This is the first batch of slides scanned from approx 600 from his collection. We are extremely grateful to [more]
Coal Mining
The First Coal from the Delph Mine
The first loads of coal from the new mining site at the Delph, Acrefair were taken away at the beginning of the week. The mine, from which N.S.M. Construction Limited are extracting mineral clay for [more]
70s
Bandstand will disappear 1973
A piece of Wrexham’s history will soon be removed — but not entirely lost for ever. (This was the plan) The bandstand (below) in Wrexham Parciau, which used to be a , popular rendezvous for [more]
Llangollen & Rural
Visit to Llangollen, July 1945
The following pictures taken in Llangollen July 1945 have been kindly supplied to Wrexham History by Virginia Jenkins in Hyde Park, Vermont, USA
As it was!
The Mystery Grave at Holy Trinity Church, Gwersyllt
There is a gravestone in the grounds of Holy Trinity Church, Gwersyllt and the story surrounding it is that a man fell from the steeple and was buried where he landed; some versions even say [more]
1910s
Four children killed in World War 1 bomb blast
Wrexham remembers four children killed in World War 1 bomb blast. A father returning from the front-line during World War One lived to regret his fateful decision to bring a battlefield souvenir home. It was [more]