Paul Lawton

The early days of motoring were a dangerous time both for motorists and pedestrians.  In a press cutting that probably dates from around 1910 we see an early car that came to grief one night on the bend by Berwyn station, just west of Llangollen on the road that today we know as the A5.

The Wrexham railway locomotive shed sat in the triangle of land formed by the Ruabon-Wrexham-Brymbo lines and was opened in 1902. It was actually quite unusual since it was the last of the old Great Western Railway ‘northlight’ roof designs. These had a series of roof windows that were supposed to allow maximum daylight into the building, but the windows quickly became encrusted with soot and grime and were therefore soon opaque.