LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Wrexham
built 494 days ago
Wrexham, close to the Cheshire border, is the largest settlement in North Wales and formerly one of the most industrialised areas in Wales. The complex network of railways is a big reminder of this part of Wrexhams history. The town had several breweries but all commercial brewing has now stopped. Bricks were produced on the outskirts of Wrexham and coal mining was ... an important industry. In more recent times, Wrexham has hosted the the National Eisteddfod - a Welsh festival of literature, on several occasions. Central Station is a popular venue for touring bands including the likes of The Charlatans, Bloc Party, Ash and Shed Seven.
Source:
[One] live music venue in Wrexham is the William Aston Hall at NEWI. It hosts concerts and live entertainment. This 900-seat venue has recently undergone extensive refurbishment, and is now designed to accommodate a range of events from conferences and exhibitions to theatrical performances and pop/rock concerts. Acts who have performed there in the past include Super Furry Animals, Love, Ray Davies, Funeral for a Friend, Freddie Starr and Sweet.[4]. Other music venues in the town include the Old Swan on Abbot Street, and the Goulbourne in Borras.
Source:
The area around Wrexham has some excellent visitor attractions including Bersham Ironworks where John Wilkiinson one of the early Ironmasters of the Industrial Revolution set up a foundry. Close by the Bersham Visitor Centre Chronicles the Industrial and Geological Heritage. The Clwedog Valley trail leads through a picturesque valley to Minera with its disused Lead Mines. These were mined from Roman Times until the start of the 20th Century. The City Shaft Engine House has been restored and can be visited.
Source:
Wrexham has a number of primary and secondary schools. It has just one Welsh-speaking secondary school, that being Ysgol Morgan Llwyd. Recently, three of the largest secondary schools, St David's School, Ysgol Bryn Offa and The Groves High School were merged to create two larger "super Schools", Ysgol Clywedog and Rhosnesni High School. Wrexham has ... become home to the first shared-faith school in Wales in the form of St Joseph's. Yale College is the main post-16 education facility.
Source:
In the late 20th century the traditional industries in Wrexham entered a steep decline. Coal mining in the area ended altogether. Gresford Colliery closed 1973. Bresham Colliery closed in 1986. However new industries came to Wrexham including engineering, pharmaceuticals, electronics, chemicals and food processing. During World War II a large ordnance factory was built at Wrexham.
Source:
Wrexham was formerly one of the most industrialised areas in North Wales, with brickworks, steelworks and many coal mines. While all these are now closed, they left their mark. One legacy was the Wrexham area's large and complex network of railways, the main branch being the Wrexham and Minera Branch, which supported the steelworks, the largest village (Coedpoeth) and the Minera Limeworks. When the rail network was torn up in the 1960s (and the Minera Branch in the early 1970s) Wrexham began a period of depression: the many coal mines closed first, followed by the brickworks and other industries, and finally the steelworks (which had its own railway branch up until closure) in the 1980s.
Source:
MORE ABOUT
Wrexham