Download - Wrexham County Borough Council

The Lake (left) and miners’ memorial, Gresford
erbistock
gresford
The narrow, wooded lane that winds from
Overton Bridge past the Garden House leads
nowhere – except to one of the loveliest villages
in Wrexham. Erbistock’s setting on the banks of
the Dee has inspired painters and photographers
for centuries. Take in the unexpectedly grand
neo-Gothic church. The old pulling mechanism
which is all that remains of the hand-operated
ferry. Then, since this is where the road ends, turn
around and come back again. It will be worth it.
In 15th century All Saints, Gresford has one of
the loveliest churches in Wales. It has 18th
century almshouses and a redbrick heart
beside a pond so large locals call it The Lake.
And it has a memorial to perhaps the saddest
day in Wrexham’s history. September 22nd
1934, when 226 men lost their lives in a colliery
disaster. Appropriately enough, you’ll find the
memorial with its huge pithead wheel in the
grounds of the Working Men’s Club.
Upper Mill, Rossett
www.wrexham.gov.uk/countryside
53