Location
Chirk (SJ27003800)
History
[from CPAT]
The Llangynog Mining Company made returns for Chirk Castle in 1861.
Current remains
[from CPAT]
No evidence remains and the geology is not conducive to lead mining.
Links
There was at Chirk a small hospital, primarily for children, which had been establish in about 1900 at Brynkinalt Cottage, Chirk Green, by Lady Rosamund Trevor, Countess of Bantry, who was second wife of Arthur [more]
In 1854, Margaret Davies, an unmarried 22 year old, was an inmate at the Corwen workhouse. On the 15th December 1854, whilst she was still a resident at the workhouse, Margaret Davies gave birth to [more]
Chirk Village 1908. The village is known as Y Waun(Moorland) in welsh. Once owned by the Myddelton family, the village was sold by auction in 1911 just a short time after this postcard. Total [more]
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