Local Bygones

Welcome to Local Bygones. Look back on the archives of hundreds and thousands of photos from Wrexham, Flintshire, Chester, Shropshire and North Wales.

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Today we commemorate the 75th anniversary of #VEDay - enjoy the celebrations but please stay safe!

Here is a picture of the VE Day commemorations in Shotton, 1985

#VEDay75 #veday #WeWillRememberThem #LestWeForget

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Ministry of Transport testing at the Beast Market in 1962

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Catching the bus in Wrexham town centre, undated image

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Wrexham High Street, 1962

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Bikers outside the former Sam's Cafe, Garden Village, in 1972

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Miners on the train at Gresford Colliery, pictured in 1971

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A nun from the Little Sisters of the Assumption community in Wrexham riding on her scooter, 1962

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Butts Hill Filling Station, 1966

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A local resident walks his horse through Wrexham in 1963

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Undated image of Steven’s Bakery and Café - once located on Hope Street, Wrexham

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Did you buy a motor from Kirbys Ford dealership in Wrexham? Image taken in 1971

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Wrexham General Station, 1964

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Wrexham's Horse and Jockey pub being rethatched in 1973

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Undated image of people window shopping outside the beautiful Wright's Corner on Queen Street, Wrexham

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Gresford was named the tidiest village in Denbighshire, 1964

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Builders excavate the former Astons store in Regent Street, Wrexham, in 1963

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Wide load travelling through Overton, 1979

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Wrexham Road Motors, Rhostyllen, 1984

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Father Christmas comes to Wrexham in 1967

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Father Christmas comes to Wrexham town centre, 1980