Built by Edmund Nuttall Ltd, construction started in 1987 and was completed in 1990, it opened for first use on 8th June 1990. It spans the valley at 60m high and a total length of 350m. 30,000 square metres of concrete were used in it’s construction. Located at Newbridge, it carries the A483 over the River Dee.
Source: Strucurae. Images: Cyril Lloyd.
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]
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]
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]
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