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70s

Woolworths Fish Bar, Wrexham 1972

26th July 2019

Cyril Bullock serves customers at Woolworths Fish Bar, Wrexham 1972. Many children were mesmerised by the huge fish/running water/nets feature on the back wall. Sadly now just a great memory it forms part of the [more]

40s

Wholesale Grocery and Corn Shop, Chester St, Wrexham, Circa 1940’s.

26th July 2019

Wholesale Grocery and Corn Shop, Chester St, Wrexham, Circa 1940’s. Source: NWNMedia;

60s

For Mens Wear – The Bon 1966

26th July 2019

Shop frontage of E.R. Hughes – The Bon, top of Town Hill in 1966. Source: Leaderlive.

60s

Hope Street, Wrexham 1966

15th December 2018

Close up views of Hope Street, at the junction with High Street in 1966. Source: NWNMedia.

90s

A busy Regent Street back in 1995

24th November 2018

Regent Street looking towards Hope Street on a busy summer day in 1995. Source: The Welsh Borderlands, first published 1995.

70s

Inside the Vegetable Market 1970

13th October 2018

Wrexham Vegetable market 1970. Source: NWNMedia; Wrexham History.

1800s

High Street, Wrexham 1890s

6th October 2018

This great photograph of High Street, Wrexham in the early 1890s was supplied by Tom Farrell of Aberystwyth.

90s

L. Rowland, 8 High Street, Wrexham 1996

16th March 2018

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]

As it was!

Woolworths Wrexham Staff, last picture together

25th January 2018

Staff from the Woolworths store in Wrexham have a final group photo before the store closed for good on Tuesday 6th January 2009. The store had 73 members of staff and has been in the [more]

30s

Clarke Bros, Chester Street 1930s

25th January 2018

Clarke Bros, Butchers Shop, Chester Street, c 1930s.

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