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Tag Archives: Wrexham
The Wrecking Ball
Not so long ago The Guardian called Wrexham ‘a veritable Paris of what is lost’. For, despite the city’s rich history as a market town and the UNESCO World Heritage Site status of its Pontcysyllte aqueduct, Wrexham is most notable … Continue reading
Wrexham Workhouse
Having just read Anthony Trollope’s The Warden, with its depiction of a Victorian church almshouse, and recently discovering that one of my own ancestors, Mary Elizabeth Raley, was an assistant matron at Wakefield Workhouse in the nineteenth century, I felt … Continue reading
Resurrection River by Pete Evans
Book Review – January 2023 The Alun is a river of tranquillity, of droughts, floods and trade; fortunes made and lost. At times it doesn’t exist at all and yet at the same time it is two rivers! For anyone … Continue reading
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Tagged Alun, Dee, Denbighshire, Flintshire, industry, river, walking, Wrexham
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A Garden Village
In 1913 the Welsh Town Planning and Housing Trust proposed an innovative new housing scheme in Wrexham; the first of its kind in Wales. Taking as their inspiration similar schemes at Port Sunlight on the Wirral and Bournville in Birmingham, … Continue reading
The Aerodrome
Remember that we expect from you conduct of a quite different order from that of the mass of mankind. Your purpose – to escape the bondage of time, to obtain mastery over yourselves, and thus over your environment – must … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Orchids, Borras, K-Klass, Martin Bramah, RAF, ROC, Wrexham, WW2
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The Mystery of Manchester Square
It was part of the sisters’ duties to come to Manchester Square on market days to buy what was needed at home. A few months ago I was reading a book called Miriam from an author by the name of … Continue reading
Croft Peace Garden
The Croft Peace Garden is a small parcel of land in Holt Street, Wrexham. It is built on ground that was formerly a burial site for members of the Society of Friends (Quakers). In 1963 the site was gifted to … Continue reading
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Tagged parks, peace, Quakers, rough sleepers, Society of Friends, Wrexham
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The Polish Embassy
It’s very easy to walk straight past the Polish Embassy in Wrexham without noticing it. It’s a narrow, understated and not particularly distinguished building on the town’s High Street. It also happens to be pub called the Royal Oak. The … Continue reading
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Tagged beer, diversity, Penley, Poland, pubs, Wales, World War Two, Wrexham
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Four Dogs
I asked my friend Will to join me on this walk. Will has lived in Wrexham for most of his life and I hoped he could put a personal perspective on some of the places I planned to explore. Ever … Continue reading
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Tagged Acton, Acton Hall, Acton Park, Bernard Oppenheimer, Judge Jeffreys, Sir Foster Cunliffe, The Four Dogs, Wrexham
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