The country had enjoyed an economic boom during the years of the Napoleonic war, but slipped into an economic depression after the war finished in 1815. There was frequently a short working week in the [more]
The Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway. At 45m the lattice bridge spanned the River Dee near to Overton On Dee carrying the Wrexham Central to Ellesmere Railway. It was dismantled following the closure of the line [more]
Whitchurch road, Bangor on Dee Circa 1930’s. Source: NWNMedia; repaired by Wrexham History.
Althrey Hall, Bangor On Dee. A stunning Grade II* listed Tudor Manor house believed to date back, originally to 1499 and believed to be one of the last surviving Aisle Trussed Halls of Wales, which [more]
Bangor On Dee and the Romans. ROMANS (43 – 410) The Roman advance across southern and central England in 43 and 44AD was swift, reaching a line bounded roughly by the rivers Trent and Severn. [more]
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