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Wrexham Leasing

Did You Know?

You might be familiar with the city's home brew, Wrexham Lager, but did you know that it's one of the oldest in the world? Founded by Germans, Ivan Levinstein and Otto Isler, in 1882 the brewery's roots can still be seen today in the Bavarian-style turret and architecture of a former brewery building on the edge of Central Retail Park.

Wrexham had its very own nuclear bunker. The bunker, built in 1962, is said to have metre-thick walls that can withstand a nuclear winter. Today its purpose is a little less solemn, having been transformed into a recording and photographic studio.

Like most historic cities, Wrexham has its fair share of ghost stories. From tales about the infamous Judge Jeffreys - known as the 'hanging judge' - who was born in Wrexham, to a raft of spook-tacular country houses, pubs and coaching inns it is one of the most haunted cities in Wales.

Wrexham is a hotbed of important archaeological finds. In recent years, just some of the major discoveries made in the area have included a 300-million-year old fossil forest, the remains of a Bronze Age man and a Roman villa (believed to be the first of its kind found in North East Wales).

Wrexham is host to not one, not two, not even three - but four festivals! This includes a literary festival, a food and drink festival, an international music festival and the UK's first festival of football culture, Wal Goch.

The city has been home to numerous famous faces - from sporting legends like Wales FC star Neco Williams and double Olympic gold medallist Tom James to acting royalty, Mark Lewis Jones, who's famed for his roles in Game of Thrones and The Crown.

Wrexham is also famed for the quality of its underground water reserves, which gave rise to its previous dominance as a major brewing centre. Originally a market town with surrounding urban villages.

Wrexham AFC was founded in 1864, making it one of the oldest football clubs in the world. The team's home ground is the Racecourse Ground, which has a capacity of over 10,000 spectators.

The etymological origins of the name 'Wrexham' may possibly be traced back to this period as being derived from an Old English personal name, 'Wryhtel' and 'hamm' meaning water meadow or enclosure within the bend of a river i.e. Wryhtel's meadow. The district was known in English as Bromfield.

Sometimes known as Rhosddu Colliery, it was located to the west of the main Wrexham-Chester railway line on the site now occupied by the Rhosddu Industrial Estate. The two shafts were sunk in 1868 and 1869 to a depth of 1,050 feet and the first coal raised in 1870. By 1901, the colliery employed 855 men and by 1914, this had risen to 976.

Now famed for hosting football, the Racecourse started out, as the name implies, as a venue for horse racing involving the Wrexham Yeomanry Cavalry. The first race was held on September 29, 1807 for the Town Purse, valued at £60.

The notorious Lord Chief Justice George Jeffreys was born at Acton Hall, Wrexham, in 1645. He was a high flyer from the outset, being appointed Common Serjeant in the City of London and then Solicitor General to the Duke of York in 1676. He was knighted in 1677 before becoming Recorder of London the following year.

AIR CHIEF MARSHALL SIR FRED ROSIER: The man who was to become one of Britain’s most senior airmen was born in Wrexham in 1915, son of a railway engine driver. He saw active service during the Second World War in France, where he commanded a detachment of 229 Squadron