Rhosddu
Wrexham Blacksmith’s
WILLIAM GEORGE STERRETT was born in Monmouthshire in 1872, his father was a tin plate worker from Scotland. Changing his name to Willis , he moved to Gloucestershire where he found work as a whitesmith [more]
Rhosddu
Biographies
Waleria and Karol Marynowski. Their perilous journey, to their final resting place in Wrexham
Waleria Marynowska and Karol Marynowski Waleria and Karol Marynowski were born in pre-war Poland. Their perilous journey, to their final resting place in Wrexham was typical of the hundreds of Poles who lie buried in [more]
60s
Rhosddu Infants Reception Class 1960-61
Rhosddu Infants Reception Class in Prices Lane Park in 1960/61. Source: Kindly supplied by Frederick Czulowski.
Rhosddu
Sheep Stealing at Rhosddu, Wrexham 1873
At seven o’clock, on Friday 2nd May 1873, William Bell, a shepherd, employed by David Jones, a butcher trading from Wrexham High Street, went to check on the flock of sheep kept in a field [more]
Burial Ground
Dissenters Burial Ground 1655
The Dissenters’ Burial Ground, Rhosddu Road, Wrexham, also called The Bun Hill Fields of North Eastern Wales. It is generally believed that it was laid out during the period of the Commonwealth and was acquired [more]
Burial Ground
Dissenters Burial Ground, Rhosddu, Wrexham
Dissenters Burial Ground, Rhosddu Road, Wrexham. This ground was originally part of the common fields of Wrexham Regis and was for over two centuries used as a burial ground by Wrexham Dissenters. It was acquired [more]
30s
Lorne Street, Wrexham 1930s
Lorne Street, Rhosddu, Wrexham 1930s