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.
Chirk Village 1908
Chirk
Black Park Colliery, Chirk
Black Park Colliery was believed to be one of the oldest collieries in North Wales, thought to date back to at least 1653. It extracted coal from the following seams; Main, Two Yard, Yard and [more]
80s
Dee Viaduct Open Day 1988
Dee Viaduct Open Day 1988. Were you amongst the many thousands who attended the open day? Built by Edmund Nuttall Ltd, construction started in 1987 and was completed in 1990, it opened for first use [more]
1900s
Chirk Mill 1909
Chirk Mill 1909. Chirk Mill was one of the dozen or so watermills in use at one time along the banks of the River Ceiriog, the site was used to grind corn as early as [more]
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