We were invited to take a look around T. E. Roberts shop on King Street on their last day of trading 5th March 2014.
Source: Pictures by Graham Lloyd.
Last day of T. E. Roberts, King Street, Wrexham
Transport
The S.S. Wrexham and it’s Captain
The S.S. Wrexham and it’s Captain. The Russian passengers/cargo ship “Nord II” (1366 GRT; L 73,1m; l 10,7m; launched 1903) was bought in 1905 by Great Central Railway in Grimsby and renamed the S.S. Wrexham. [more]
40s
American GI’s at Hightown 1943
Beechley House, Kings Mills Road, Hightown. 10 of the 12 American GI’s (General Issue) Soldiers, billeted for a short while at Beechley House during the 2nd World War. Two of the soldiers were on duty [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]
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