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
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Heritage
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