Source: Leader – Fifty Years on. First published 1970.
Wrexham’s Promotion Side 1963
Cinema & Theatre
Empire Picture House, Lambpit Street, Wrexham
The Empire Music Hall was built by John Scott of the Seven Stars and opened its doors on 1 April 1902. It was designed by Liverpool and Dolgarrog architect Thomas Price. It boasted a seating [more]
1800s
Church Street, Wrexham. 1881
A grainy view of Church Street, Wrexham in 1881
1900s
New ‘Steamer’ engine averted major disaster when the Public Hall was gutted in 1907
One of the most disastrous fires ever experienced in Wrexham happened in 1907, when the Public Hall was gutted. Later the Hippodrome occupied the site. The Public Hall formed only the centre of a block [more]