Wrexham
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Map of Clwyd
Beautifully hand-drawn and coloured, dating from around 1840
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Wrexham memories
Read and share memories of Wrexham and Clwyd inspired by Frith photos
Opposite the Majestic cinema
I remember this beautiful church standing opposite the Majestic cinema with the church hall to the right & St Marks steeple behind. Tragically torn down to make way for an ugly row of concrete shops! Typical Wrexham!
Contributed by jim clarke
Cemetery
This is actually the chapel in the Ruabon Road cemetery used until about 1995 for burial services.
Contributed by jim clarke
Clwyd memories
Cemetery
This is actually the chapel in the Ruabon Road cemetery used until about 1995 for burial services.
A memory of Wrexham contributed by jim clarke
Opposite the Majestic cinema
I remember this beautiful church standing opposite the Majestic cinema with the church hall to the right & St Marks steeple behind. Tragically torn down to make way for an ugly row of concrete shops! Typical Wrexham!
A memory of Wrexham contributed by jim clarke
Extracts From Wrexham & Clwyd books
Wrexham stands on the tributary of the River Dee. It is a town full of history - the founder of Yale University in the US (Elihu Yale), came from the Wrexham area, and is buried at St Giles's church. The town developed fast during the 19th century, important industries were brewing - see the brewer's cart on the left - and brick and tile manufacture.
An extract from from"Welsh Address Book".
This marvellous scene shows a Wrexham that has since lost some of its unified Victorian and Edwardian streetscapes with its banks and traditional shop fronts. The Golden Lion pub on the right had its earliest licence in 1684, became subdivided into shops but reverted to an inn again by 1740. Originally timber-framed, it was rebuilt again in brick, as seen here.
An extract from from"Wales Living Memories".
Marks & Spencer’s (left) has been a constant presence in Wrexham at a time when town centres generally have been under perpetual threat of change. This area has now been pedestrianised, but looks no busier than it does in this photograph, taken at a time when traffic could pass through.
An extract from from"Wales Living Memories".