Wrexham is a large town lying in the North East of England.
In the 18th century the town was known for its leather industry. The horns of the cattle were also used to make combs and buttons
It was a small market town by the time of the mid 18th century with a population of about 2,000.
Towards the end of the 18th century Wrexham was transformed into an industrial town with the Barsham Ironworks and a smelting plant.
In the 19th century came the breweries and these along with the tanning industry became the towns main industries and employers.
During the early part of the 20th century the town hit a depression as the coal mines closed the brick works and other industries followed suit. People wanted to move away to areas where there was more work but nobody wanted to buy a house where there was no employment.
In the 1980’s the steel works closed. It was during the 1980’s and 90’s that the Welsh Development Agency started to improve conditions. They funded the A483 a dual carriageway and shops. The town centre was redeveloped and the Wrexham Industrial Estate housed manufacturing and technology businesses. There are now over 250 businesses on the estate.
The town’s main shopping areas are Abbot Street, Bank St, Henblas St, King St, Regent St, Overton Arcade, Hope St, and Queen St, plus out of town retain parks.
Shops to be found in town are numerous a few of which include Poppets, Ethel Austin, Chevron, Wallis, Bumble, Annabelles, Zucci Woman, Ragazzi Ltd and Origin Clothing.
For the past few years a large amount of redevelopment has been done in the town centre and there are new shopping areas.
New build apartments are now on the former steel works site.
Plans are also in the pipeline for a waste processing site which should help the area considerably by saving the amount of waste put into landfill sites.
Wrexham’s economy has improved dramatically with companies such as Sharp, Brother Tetra-Pak, JCB, Cadbury and Kellogs all having either manufacturing plant, research premises or offices in the town.
In the past ten years 15,000 Polish immigrants have moved to the area drawn by the low unemployment, large business centres and the considerable amount of building sites around town.
The Hanblas Square and Island Green developments add 250,000 Sq ft of retail space and are due to be completed in 2008. Stores such as Debenhams, Marks and Spencer, H&M and River Island plus Tenpin and Odeon have all committee to having stores there. This will be connected to the High Street by an ionic bridge.
Nightlife in Wrexham is vibrant and tends to centre round the older part of town having many bars including Yates Fat Cat Café Bar, Bar 1-5 and Chicago Rock Café. There are also a number of nightclubs in town as well.
Property for rent is always available with prices averaging £535pcm for a 2 bed flat, £535pcm for a 2 bed house and £690pcm for a 3 bed house.
There are some lovely parks in town with play areas, bowling green and basketball and tennis courts.
Sports facilities in and around town include football athletics, basketball, hockey, tennis, golf, horse riding and swimming.
|
