Fire was a major risk in all towns. The parish church was seriously damaged by fire in 1463 and Wrexham’s ‘great fire’ caused more damage in 1643. The first fire brigades were established in the [more]
Firemen battled for two hours during the early hours of Bonfire Night to stop a fire spreading to farm buildings. The blaze was one of the biggest in the area for a number of years [more]
Fire at Rhos – Christmas Day 1908. On Christmas Day 1908, about eight o’clock in the evening, smoke was seen to be issuing from premises of Dicks’ boot stores, on the Cross, The alarm was [more]
Wrexham First motorised fire engine 1914. The first regular fire brigade in Wrexham was the Prince of Wales’ Volunteer Fire Brigade. The brigade was formed in 1863. They had two horse-drawn fire engines and in [more]
Llay Auxiliary Fire Brigade 1940
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