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Local History - Wrexham

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Stories, recollections, photos and film about life as it used to be in Wrexham - shared by the people who were there.

Characters

A guide to some of the historical characters of Wrexham.

Industrial heritage

Wrexham had breweries & cinemas as well as pits & steelworks.

Places

Stories about the different communities in Wrexham.

Brymbo steelworks

Memories and stories about the works and village life.

Caia Park

It was a different place in the '50s, says Tony & Betty.

Cefn Mawr

Follow Alun on his paper round in '51.

'Cilla here, chuck!'

The TV star's family came from Wrexham.

Erddig

The squire, home, gardens and your comments.

Lamplighters

Reg Hayes lit gas lamps around Cefn Mawr.

National hero

Grand National winner, Poethlyn, honoured in Overton.

Discipline book

Gordon provides an insight into Rhos' mining past.

The escaped lion

Huw shares photos and memories to do with Cefn Mawr.

Migrating frogs

David remembers the problem caused by frogs in Acrefair.

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