60s
Penley Polish Hospital 1964
Rare documentary footage of the Polish Hospital at Penley. A unique community which ran like a transposed village from Poland before the war . . . one of many movies of this remarkable place filmed [more]
Places
50s
The River Line – Grove Park Theatre 1954
The River Line – Grove Park Theatre 1954. Left to Right: Lionel Hayes, Ann Jarman, ?, ?, ?. Can you put names to faces? Contact us if you can ref: MDS00807. Source: Picture kindly donated [more]
40s
21 years of Grove Park Theatre in 1946
Grove Park Theatre 21st birthday celebration dinner at the Wynnstay Arms Hotel Wrexham. The full programme includes 21 years of history by J. Emrys Williams. Source: Kindly donated by Margaret Hayes of Wrexham.
50s
Building Work at Grove Park Theatre 1956
Building Work in progress to convert the Sunday school of the former Hill Street Chapel, which was demolished. The only surviving bit of the chapel is a small length of wall visible in the foyer [more]
70s
Hope Street, Wrexham 1971
This drawing is by an artist in training at Wrexham Art College in 1971, this was kindly supplied by Margaret Hayes of Wrexham, who in 1971 paid £20 for two original prints from the then [more]
70s
Queen Street, Wrexham 1971
This drawing is by an artist in training at Wrexham Art College in 1971, this was kindly supplied by Margaret Hayes of Wrexham, who in 1971 paid £20 for two original prints from the then [more]
Families
George Slawson’s Wandering Donkeys
This true story features mainly members of the Slawson family of Llangollen and also includes a few anecdotes in which they were partly involved. I have previously been charged with “raking up the past” but [more]
90s
L. Rowland, 8 High Street, Wrexham 1996
We have been sent the following photographs from Ed, for inclusion on the website. Photo of 8 High Street Wrexham Message Body: Thank you for having this site and posting enough information for my searches [more]
1900s
The Trial of Widow Waltho
(A TRUE DRAMA SET IN LLANGOLLEN) In 1905, wild rumours began to circulate in Llangollen, after Police Sergeant Wyse discovered the decomposed body of a baby in a trunk at 1 Oak Street on the [more]
1800s
Harriet Rogers – Maid at Erddig
Harriet was born on November 22nd 1834, the youngest daughter of Thomas and Sarah Rogers of Bryn Goleu. Thomas was the Erddig Carpenter. She received a good education encouraged by Mrs Yorke. By the age [more]