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On 4 October 1864 members of the Wrexham Cricket Club met at the Turf Hotel to discuss the founding of an association football club. As such, the Turf Hotel became the home of the newly formed Wrexham Football Club and an important centre for the growth of Association football in Wales.
The town's first commercial brewery, Thomas' Brewery on College Street opened in the late 18th century. Joseph Mallard William Turner painted views of the town between 1792 and 1794. [2] From 1833 to 1900, the population grew from 5,500 to 15,000. The town was incorporated in September 1857, establishing the Borough of Wrexham.
The Elephant and Castle, was a pub on Charles Street, first recorded in 1788, notorious for its incidents, and poor local reputation. It was described by an 1879 police superintendent as the "greatest curse of Wrexham", as well as the place of the suicide of the father of Annie Chapman, who was later the second victim of Jack the Ripper.
The Feathers Hotel is a former pub and coaching inn in Wrexham city centre, North Wales. First known as The Plume of Feathers, the building was popular with drovers heading to Wrexham's Beast Market. The inn was remodelled in the mid-19th century to extend its frontage onto an adjacent property on Chester Street.
The building was rebuilt in 1904–05, into a larger building than the original and became a hotel on the first and second floor with an extra shop on the ground floor. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 8 ] Mr Soames of Soames Brewery (later Border Breweries ) held some yearly events for his employees in the building.
The premises at 24B, Lincoln Road, has held licences since 2005, including as a night club and pool hall. Ms Figueira held the licence from July 2021, until it lapsed in November 2023.
The cinema is claimed to have been the first purpose-built cinema in North Wales. [10] Upon its opening in 2012, it was operated by Canolfan Gymraeg Wrecsam, the Wrexham Welsh Centre. [3] [6] The centre serves as a centrepiece of the Welsh-speaking community in Wrexham city centre, as well as for Welsh-language learners. [5]
The first trailer has been revealed for FX and Disney+ soccer documentary series “Welcome to Wrexham,” from executive producers Rob McElhenney (“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”) and ...