Source: Postcard from our collection
High Street from the Town Hall, Wrexham 1905
Places
The historic bit of Wrexham Cemetery nobody ever sees
Close to the Grade II* listed Cemetery Chapels lies a hidden secret known to only a few – a wartime mortuary. It is one of the better-known landmarks on the approach to Wrexham. In the [more]
Hope Street
Black Lion Vaults, Hope Street, Wrexham
27 Hope Street, Wrexham. The first reference to the Black Lion was recorded in 1770, it appears in the 1833 survey and again in the1872 survey. On 18th July 1895 David Dobie, an employee of [more]
1800s
Stabbing with a Table Fork at the Elephant & Castle, Wrexham 1878
The Elephant & Castle was a public house in Charles Street, Wrexham. In the late 1870’s it had a local reputation for debauchery that included fights and prostitution. On one occasion the local Police Superintendent [more]