Restoration of the Hippodrome Light The Hippodrome Light.  A brief history. “For people in the 1920’s and 30’s cinema going was the ultimate form of escapism.  Films were getting bigger and better with budgets starting [more]

There is a small triangle of land at a road junction in the Sontley area just outside Wrexham, it`s been known as Reynold`s Grave for years . The legend surrounding it is that a notorious [more]

William Overton was born in Wrexham in 1813, he was the son of William Overton and Elizabeth Parry (widow of John Parry, maltster). His father was a grocer in Charles Street and also a church [more]