History of
Wrexham / Wrecsam
Theosophy and Wrexham / Wrecsam
The Mabel Collins Connection
An early member of the Theosophical Movement was Mabel Collins who
was also a founder member of The British
One of the more successful campaigns run by the BUAV was that of
taking over shops on a short lease and stocking it with leaflets, pamphlets and
posters to elicit support from passers by. This idea of Mabel's was highly
successful and she travelled around the country
overseeing similar schemes in many major cities.
She ran the first of these shops in Wrexham
in 1909 and later opened similar shops in
Mabel Collins became an extremely well known anti vivisectionist
and was interviewed in the press on a number of occasions.
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Wrexham / Wrecsam
is a large former industrial town, conurbation and principal area of Wales
lying in north-eastern part of the country. It is situated between the first
mountains of Wales and the lower Dee valley, close to the English border with
Cheshire about 15 miles south of Chester (England). It is the main commercial,
retail, educational and cultural centre in North Wales, and often termed 'The
capital of North Wales'. In the 2001 census Wrexham had a population of 42,576,
whereas the Wrexham urban area had a population of 63,084. It forms the centre
of the wider Wrexham County Borough, which covers 50,500 hectares and has a
population of over 130,000. These figures make Wrexham by far the largest urban
area in Wales away from the south coast.
Wrexham
Chronology
Approx 1600 BC
Prehistoric
human activity in the area. This was revealed by the
discovery of skeletal remains, known as ‘Brymbo Man’,
in a Bronze Age burial at Brymbo in 1958.
48 AD - 450 AD
Roman
activity in Wrexham.
Holt and Plas Coch were
large farm settlements. The earliest mention of the town name, Wrexham appears in ‘The Pipe Roles’, as ‘the castle Wristleham’.
1220
The
first reference to
1282, 1284, 1295
Edward I visits
as part of his conquest of
1290
Chirk
Castle, home to Marcher lordships, is built.
1391
The
first reference to the establishment of a market and fair in Wrexham.
1411
Charter
to the burgesses of Holt. This is later confirmed by Elizabeth I
conferring town status.
1506
The Steeple of St Giles
Parish Church was completed. It is now one of the seven wonders of
1584
Richard Gwyn,
the
1642
Charles I visits Royalist Wrexham.
1643
Wrexham
suffers when one quarter of the town is destroyed by fire during the Civil War.
1645
The Royalists are defeated at
Rowton Moor, near
1645
The Father of non-conformism
in
1720
Tanneries founded at Wrexham. The Cambrian Leather Works would later supply the
leather for the binding of the 11th edition of the Encyclopaedia
Britannica, which needed nearly a million skins!
1721
The benefactor of
1762
The Industrial Revolution
begins in Wrexham. John ‘Iron Mad’ Wilkinson brought
his father’s Bersham Iron Foundry into prominence,
followed by smelting works at Brymbo in 1793.
1805
The famous Thomas Telford
Aqueduct is opened.
1819
The Hymn ‘From
1820
A National Eisteddfod is held
in Wrexham. This is to be the first of many.
1833
The first
1857
Wrexham
is constituted a Municipal Borough by Charter granted by Queen
St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral is built.
1858
Town granted commission of
the peace.
1870
A large network of railways is
completed.
1872
Wrexham
Association Football Club is founded.
1876
The Football Association of
1877
The Official Headquarters of
the Royal Welsh Fusiliers is established.
1880
First lager brewery in
1889
Queen
1900
First public swimming baths
opens.
1910
The first purpose - built
cinema in
1934
Gresford
Colliery explodes on September 22nd. 265 people lose their lives.
1945
National Eisteddfod held in Rhos, it was interrupted to announce the end of World War
II.
1946
Freedom of the Borough is
given to the Royal Welch Fusiliers.
1953
Queen Elizabeth II visits Wrexham as part of her Coronation. Coronation Walk is named
in honour of this.
1970
The Town Twinning
partnership with Kreis Iserlohm,
1972
Richard Gwyn,
the
1975
North East Wales Institute
(NEWI) is founded including
1975
Wrexham
Football Club win the Welsh Cup for the twentieth
time.
1977
Queen Elizabeth II visits as
part of her Silver Jubilee.
1985
The Duchess of
1991
Princess Diana opened the
restored Visitor Centre of Kings Mills.
1992
Queen Elizabeth II visits
Overton for the 700th anniversary of the Overton Charter.
1996
The Duchess of
1998
The Duke of
1998
Queen Elizabeth II
accompanied by the Duke of
1999
Two
new multi - million pound shopping complexes open,
2001
The Prince of Wales visits Wrexham to launch the Rural Community Helpline 2002
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