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
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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
Gladstone’s Library
Gladstone’s Library, Hawarden Gladstone’s Library was founded in 1889 by William Ewart Gladstone (1809–98). Four times Prime Minister, Chancellor of the Exchequer for thirteen years and in Parliament for over
John Wilkinson, Ironmaster and Brymbo’s development
The renowned Bersham Ironworks is in decline. It is now too small; the always limited supplies of coal and ironstone are getting scarcer and Bersham’s great Ironmaster, John Wilkinson (aka
North Wales Miners Association Trust
In 2010, the Mines Rescue Station, Maesgwyn Road, Wrexham was nominated for listed status. During the consultation period, the then owner decided to pre-empt the listing by sending in bulldozers
Buckley – Industries of Yesteryear
Potteries, Brickworks and Collieries powered the engine of the town’s prosperity and fashioned the Buckley landscape. These industries have been determined by a corridor of clay and coal which runs
A visit to the Lord’s Garden, Nantclwyd y Dre, Ruthin
The Lord’s Garden at Nantclwyd y Dre has been carefully restored with help from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Denbighshire County Council, Ruthin Town Council, Friends of Nantclwyd y Dre and
Point of Ayr Then and Now
Point of Ayr was the last deep pit in North Wales, closing in 1996. Coal had been mined there from deep beneath the seabed for over a hundred years, warming