Plas Ucha Farm is a hillside farm above Pen-y-cae which was wrecked on Saturday 31st August 1940 following the worst night of bombing of the Wrexham area during WWII. Peter Morris, the farmer escaped, but sadly his two sisters Elizabeth Ann & Mary Ellen and a farm worker Frank Jones were killed in the explosion. Plas Ucha was finally destroyed by a fire on 2nd April 1941. It was subsequently completely rebuilt.
Tom the Delph – Tom Jones 1899 – 1978 A snapshot of Tom Jones (Manchester United and Wales) and his friends who played a football match at Wynnstay Park, Ruabon for the benefit of Ruabon [more]
The Wheelwrights Arms was built in 1864 and closed as a pub around 2002. It was a Marstons Border house when it closed. In 2014 it was finally converted to residential use. Previous landlords include: [more]
Jennifer Bland’s family has had a long association with Penycae. In 1780 one ancestor owned Groes Hall, Maes y Pentre (Black Horse), Ysgubor Ucha, and later Groes Colliery. Jennifer kindly supplied this photo of Copperas [more]
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