Penley

Dymock Arms, Penley

Said originally to have been 2 cottages. Alternatively it might have been a single lobby-entry house, and it is shown on the 1837 Tithe map as a single dwelling. It subsequently became a public house [more]

60s

Penley Polish Hospital 1964

Rare documentary footage of the Polish Hospital at Penley. A unique community which ran like a transposed village from Poland before the war . . . one of many movies of this remarkable place filmed [more]

Former Flintshire Detached

Penley Hall

A smallish Georgian mansion set in gardens and shrubberies with walled kitchen garden extending to 2.75 acres, along with a .337 acre pool. The hall itself contained: ground floor – large entrance hall with staircase, [more]

Burial Ground

Penley, St Magdalenes Church

Penley, St Magdalenes Church. The Church and Churchyard borders what is today Penley Industrial Estate but, between 1946 and 1999 it served as the Polish Hospital. All the enteries made were transcribed from a copy [more] [more]

Penley People
40s

Penley People – John Pijski Memories

John Pijski was born in Stanisław Górny, not far from Wadowice. He fought with gen. Anders’ Polish 2nd Corps (2nd. Warsaw Armoured Division) alongside the British 8th Army in Italy. Later he served in Germany [more]