80s
Fire Guts Vogue Cinema 1986-7
Three fires between September 1986 and May 1987 Vogue Cinema. (more to follow). Source: Alan Wilkinson; Leader
High Street
60s
1900s
High Street from the Town Hall, Wrexham 1905
Source: Postcard from our collection
40s
VE Day in High Street, Wrexham 1945
VE Day in Wrexham 1945 was celebrated in the High Street where thousands of locals gathered.
60s
Tesco in Wrexham
Tesco in Wrexham. Tesco was founded in 1919 by Jack Cohen as a group of market stalls. The Tesco name first appeared in 1924, after Cohen purchased a shipment of tea from T. E. Stockwell [more]
70s
Martins Bank, High Street, Wrexham 1972
Martins Bank, High Street, Wrexham 1972. Also shows the Royal Oak, a Bents pub in 1972
1900s
High Street, Rhos c1908
High Street, Rhos c1908 Source: Postcard
1910s
High Street, Wrexham 1913
High Street, Wrexham 1913. On the far right were the offices of the Great Western Railway Company. On the left can be seen a branch of Phillips, tea merchants and grocers and lower down the [more]
70s
Postal Strike at Wrexham in 1971
Postal Strike at Wrexham in 1971 The 1971 United Kingdom postal workers strike was a strike in the whole of the United Kingdom staged by postal workers between January and March 1971. The strike was [more]
High Street
The changing streetscene of High Street, Wrexham
The changing streetscene of High Street, Wrexham More on Tesco, High Street, Wrexham [more]