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College Street, Wrexham
College Street (Welsh: Camfa'r Cŵn) is a street in Wrexham city centre, North Wales. It contains the Grade II listed Cambrian Vaults and The Commercial Public House, as well as the historic home of Wrexham's first brewery.
It was possibly named after "College House" located adjacent and near St Giles' Church and Temple Row. Its Welsh name means "the Dog's stile," referring to a historic stile that was located next to the churchyard that aimed to keep dogs out of the church and its surroundings.
There are two Grade II listed buildings on College Street, the Cambrian Vaults and the Commercial Public House. Both serve as remnants of Wrexham's brewing industry which was centred on this area adjacent to the River Gwenfro. The Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway ran adjacent to the street.
The Cambrian Vaults is a pub building located on College Street, on its junction with Town Hill. The building dates from c. 1830, while the pub itself dates to c. 1780, when it was known as the Miners' Arms, a name it held until 1857, until it adopted its current name. The 19th century buildings exterior is made of render over brick, and has a slate roof. It is two storeys, with two-window ranges facing both Town Hill and College Street. Its ground floor has a late 19th century style (possibly also renewed) public frontage. It is a Grade II listed building. The building now houses The Parish bar.
The Commercial Public House (No. 11) is a public house located on the lower side of College Street, near the street's junction with Town Hill.
The building dates to c. 1820, and was probably purpose-built to be a public house. The building was first recorded as "The Commercial Hotel" in 1841, and replaced an earlier (likely pub) building on the same site, which had been continually occupied by the late 17th century. That previous pub was known as the "Blue Posts", with a pub of that name recorded at the site from the 1690s up until the current pub's construction in the early 19th century. Although it is also described as the "Blue Bell Inn". It later combined with the "Ship Inn" located next door.
It has been theorised that an inn was located on the site in the 15th century, housing St Giles' Church stonemasons, however it cannot be verified. It is also claimed that the first Wesleyan Methodist sermon (maybe actually first in the town) was preached in one of the street's premises, or in a yard of the street, in 1773 by Samuel Bradburn.
In the 1990s, the pub became an Irish pub known as "Scruffy Murphys" as during the craze of Irish-themed establishments of the time. It returned to "The Commercial" afterwards.
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College Street, Wrexham
College Street (Welsh: Camfa'r Cŵn) is a street in Wrexham city centre, North Wales. It contains the Grade II listed Cambrian Vaults and The Commercial Public House, as well as the historic home of Wrexham's first brewery.
It was possibly named after "College House" located adjacent and near St Giles' Church and Temple Row. Its Welsh name means "the Dog's stile," referring to a historic stile that was located next to the churchyard that aimed to keep dogs out of the church and its surroundings.
There are two Grade II listed buildings on College Street, the Cambrian Vaults and the Commercial Public House. Both serve as remnants of Wrexham's brewing industry which was centred on this area adjacent to the River Gwenfro. The Wrexham and Ellesmere Railway ran adjacent to the street.
The Cambrian Vaults is a pub building located on College Street, on its junction with Town Hill. The building dates from c. 1830, while the pub itself dates to c. 1780, when it was known as the Miners' Arms, a name it held until 1857, until it adopted its current name. The 19th century buildings exterior is made of render over brick, and has a slate roof. It is two storeys, with two-window ranges facing both Town Hill and College Street. Its ground floor has a late 19th century style (possibly also renewed) public frontage. It is a Grade II listed building. The building now houses The Parish bar.
The Commercial Public House (No. 11) is a public house located on the lower side of College Street, near the street's junction with Town Hill.
The building dates to c. 1820, and was probably purpose-built to be a public house. The building was first recorded as "The Commercial Hotel" in 1841, and replaced an earlier (likely pub) building on the same site, which had been continually occupied by the late 17th century. That previous pub was known as the "Blue Posts", with a pub of that name recorded at the site from the 1690s up until the current pub's construction in the early 19th century. Although it is also described as the "Blue Bell Inn". It later combined with the "Ship Inn" located next door.
It has been theorised that an inn was located on the site in the 15th century, housing St Giles' Church stonemasons, however it cannot be verified. It is also claimed that the first Wesleyan Methodist sermon (maybe actually first in the town) was preached in one of the street's premises, or in a yard of the street, in 1773 by Samuel Bradburn.
In the 1990s, the pub became an Irish pub known as "Scruffy Murphys" as during the craze of Irish-themed establishments of the time. It returned to "The Commercial" afterwards.