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Flint History

Courtaulds Greenfield FC, c1970
Quick links to recollections, local history stories and comments about Flint - all submitted by contributors.

Courtaulds

Old photos and memories shared by ex-workers.

Castle Street

Locals & historian Edward Hogan recount life in Castle Street.

The Yard song

Read the lyrics to three songs about Flint, including The Yard.

1800s life

Surviving on the breadline in the 1800s.

Debauchery

That's the word used to describe the town in 1848.

WWI soldiers

Peter is researching men of Flint and Oakenholt who died in WWI.

Old Photos

Contributors submit old photos to do with Flint.

Dee Inn

30s & 40s life as seen through the eyes of a boy.

Chester St shops

Joan talks about shops run by her family in the 1900s.

The Smithy

Stan talks about his grandfather who ran a local smithy.

Dad's Army

Margaret helped her father with the Home Guard during WWII.

On the buses

Former Crosville bus driver Bob shares memories & old photos.
nurse at Shotton steelworks
Industrial heritage

Stories about our breweries, brickworks, steelworks, pits and more.

Joan
Then and Now

People like Joan worked with the web team to turn memories into films.

have your say

Get in touch to share your stories, views and comments or email wales.northeast@bbc.co.uk to share photos.


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