Flint, Castle c.1950
Photo ref: F120019
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Photo ref: F120019
Photo of Flint, Castle c.1950

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Flint was given a large but weak outer bailey, but the rectangular inner ward was supported with towers at the angles. The south-east tower, or donjon, had walls 23 ft thick and was separated from the wall of the inner ward by its own moat and drawbridge.

A Selection of Memories from Flint

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Flint

Sparked a Memory for you?

If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

I was born in Flint in 1946. Looking at the old photos in your memory archives of the 1950s, it brought back a lot of old happy memories to me. Looking at the Church Street photo with the Hawarden Castle pub on the right, the Red  Lion to the left. The Grand Cinema to the left and at the top of the street the  very posh Plaza Cinema. Also I see on the bottom of the street Pumphrey's old  shop and garage on the corner of ...see more