Mount Street
Wrexham
Holt Street
White Horse Inn, 21 Holt Street, Wrexham
Source: Wrexham History Group – Deborah Smith. View more Wrexham Pubs here.
1900s
Manure Causes Stink in 1907
An alleged nuisance in Watery Road caused heated arguments at the last meeting of the Health Committee. The Sanitary Inspector and Alderman Thomas Jones disagreed over whether keeping a cartload of horse manure below the [more]
As it was!
The Ney, Wrexham
Opposite the Wynnstay Arms is a new (ish) apartment development named Ney Court, it replaced the buildings that were taken down when one side of Yorke Street was demolished back in the 70s. The apartments [more]
Breweries
Albion Brewery, Wrexham
The earliest commercial brewery in the town is said to have been the Albion Brewery at the bottom of Town Hill and Bridge Street. The building in the photograph is the house, shop and gateway [more]
As it was!
Gracies Shops in Wrexham District
First of all, here is a very brief account of the Gracie family (I have compiled a complete history dating back to 1841, which will be available to members of the Gracie family): On 10th November 1834, Pawnbroker, Robert Gracie (born In Scotland circa [more]
Breweries
Charles BATE and his family – Union Brewery
Charles Bate was born in Marchwiel on 24 October 1810, his wife Eliza Davies was from Chester. They married in 1840 and by 1841 Charles and Eliza were at the Union Tavern which was on [more]
Chester Street
Presbyterian Chapel, Chester Street, Wrexham
Sources: Plans supplied by Martin Rees Jewellers, Chester Street;
50s
Clean Air Act of 1956
WREXHAM MAELOR BOROUGH COUNCIL CLEAN AIR ACT, 1956 The Borough of Wrexham Maelor (Area No. 4) Smoke Control Order 1976 Notice is hereby given that the Wrexham Maelor Borough Council in exercise of the powers [more]
People
George G. Lerry – First editor of the Wrexham Leader
BERTHA SCHREIBER was baptised on 8 August 1886 at St Mary`s Church, Bryanston Square, Westminster. Her parents were Eugene Schreiber and Ann Dyas, who ran a lodging house at 27 York Street, Marylebone. In 1890 [more]