Cefn Mawr
Cefn Mawr maps (2 available)
Map of Clwyd
Beautifully hand-drawn and coloured, dating from around 1840
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Cefn Mawr memories
Read and share memories of Cefn Mawr and Clwyd inspired by Frith photos
Roman Bridge and Aqueduct, Cefn Mawr
I have an old, undated photograph labeled "Roman Bridge and Aqueduct, Cefn Mawr WH316". In the background the bridge looks like the one in the Francis Frith picture. In the forefront is a lower stone bridge with water flowing under it. Are both structures standing to-day?
Lois Wilson
Ontario, Canada
Contributed by Lois Wilson
Birth of mother
My mother, Phyllis Hughes, was born at 10 Well Street in September 1906.
I wonder what is there now? She was brought to Ontario, Canada as an infant by her parents, Charlotte (Jones) and Edward William Hughes. They were hired as farmers and remained in Canada for the remainder of their lives.
Contributed by Lois Wilson
Ministry of Pensions
My father, Eric Bowen of Ruabon, worked at the Ministry of Pensions office, shown on the left of the postcard, for many years. I used to visit him occasionally.
Clwyd memories
Ministry of Pensions
My father, Eric Bowen of Ruabon, worked at the Ministry of Pensions office, shown on the left of the postcard, for many years. I used to visit him occasionally.
Extracts From Cefn Mawr & Clwyd books
This small town, now part of Wrexham, was a mainly working-class community supplying workers for the various industries and mines in the area. Tramlines used to run through the streets as stone was moved to build the nearby aqueduct at Trevor, which was completed in 1805. The names Crane Street and Crane Corner came from the use of the crane to transfer trucks onto the tramway.
An extract from from"Wales Living Memories".