60s

Smiling Rosemarie on top of the world – 1961

ROSEMARIE Frankland, the Welsh beauty pageant contestant, won the 1961 Miss United Kingdom and Miss World titles before becoming an actress. Born in Rhosllannerchrugog in February 1943, she moved to Lancashire as a child. She [more]

Rhos

Village Praise from Rhos 1992

Presented by Pam Rhodes with the Rhos Male Voice Choir & the Rhos Orpheus Choir. Conducted by John Glyn Williams. Organist Haydn Bowen. Source: First published by BBC 1992. Shared with kind permission of the [more]

80s

Rhos Darts League 1982

Rhos Darts League presentation in 1982. From left to right; 1. Peter Jones; 2. Brian Cole; 3. Colin Jones; 4. Del Jones 5. John Manley 6. Raymond Davies; 7. Colin Porter; 8. Mervyn Duckett; 9. [more]

Biographies

The GRAHAM Family

THE GRAHAM FAMILY Matthew Graham was born about 1834 in Scotland, and by 1871 he was living in New Ferry, Bebingon where he was working as a coachman. His wife was Helen Connell who also [more] [more]

30s

Coal Delivery Truck 1930s

A make shift sign “Buy Hafod Coal” written on the front of the coal truck which serviced the Rhos, Johnstown and Wrexham areas during the 1930s. Source: Original photograph NWNMedia; Local Bygones; Digitally repaired as [more]

Rhos

Thomas had survived WWI

by Dave Edwards. Thomas Edward Jones, who fought in World War One, was a good friend of Gareth Pritchard’s Uncle Samuel.  On 18th April 1916, Thomas wrote a letter to Sam, in which he said, [more]