Minera Lead Mines and Country Park has an interesting history dating back centuries. Groundwork North Wales in Partnership with Wrexham County Borough Council now run and manage the site. Thanks
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Wrexham Cemetery Stories
Wrexham Cemetery, in Ruabon Road, Wrexham, is a place where you can discover amazing stories about the town’s heritage, and the people who became part of that heritage. The Friends
AMGUEDDFA CORWEN MUSEUM
AMGUEDDFA CORWEN MUSEUM. The museum has a number of permanent and temporary displays. These cover the history of Corwen, local arts and culture, local industry, ANOB and the railways. When
Acquisition by CADW is great news for Caergwrle Castle
CADW’s decision to add Caergwrle Castle to its portfolio is good news for the future preservation of the monument. Although it stands in ruins today, Caergwrle Castle is closely associated
Hillfort Excavations
Hillfort Excavations North East Wales has around 30 hillforts, predominantly dating to the Iron Age period, c 800 BC to c 43AD, although some have earlier origins and some are
Graianrhyd School
THE HISTORY OF GRAIANRHYD SCHOOL by Dr Meurig Owen Thomas This is an article by myself, a former pupil of Graianrhyd School, based on minutes of the School Managers, dating
CEFN MAWR MUSEUM
Cefn Mawr Community Museum was opened on Friday 28 November 2014 by Ken Skates AM, Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism, and is a partnership between Cefn Mawr Historical
Bryn Gwyn and the Lead Mines of the Alyn Valley
To the passer-by ‘Bryn Gwyn’ appears as a ‘lovely old cottage’. They are unaware that the traditional lime washed house they are looking at was at the centre of lead
Deeside and District Local History Society
The Deeside and District Local History Society, which started after the local WEA course run by Paul Brighton ceased in 2014, wanted to continue with examining the local history
The Ceiriog Memorial Instititute /Neuadd Goffa Ceiriog
Most of you reading this will have heard of the ‘Stiwt’ in Rhos, but not too many are familiar with another Institute just a few miles away, this one being