The Back Cover of 'The Making of Buckley and District' by T.W. Pritchard"

Buckley

4 November 2006

COVER TEXT

This study of Buckley and District begins in the early centuries with the construction of Wat's and Offa's Dykes. The first section of the book describes the warfare on this frontier area between the Welsh princes and the English Kings which came to an end in 1282. Buckley is shown as being formed out of the medieval lordships of Mold and Hawarden. The area discussed is made up of the six townships of Bistre, Argoed, Ewloe Town, Ewloe Wood, Bannel and Pentrobin, which were formed in 1897 into Buckley Urban District Council.

The book is divided into sections which deal with pottery and brickmaking, coal mining and railways. The rich religious and educational heritage is discussed in chapters devoted to Nonconformity, Anglicanism and Roman Catholicism. A study of primary education is based on the school log books. The disctinctive activities of the Jubilee and pantomime are described at length. There are chapters on Buckley Town, War and Peace, Leisure and a Postscript which brings the history up to the present day.

The book is profusely illustrated with over 300 black and white and coloured photographs and a selection of maps and diagrams.

Bill Pritchard is a graduate of Keele University and completed an LL.M in Canon Law at the University of Wales (Cardiff). A retired clergyman of the Church in Wales, he now lives in Hawarden and has published numerous books and articles and lectured on local history for the Extra Mural Department of the University of Wales (Bangor). He is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and St Deiniol's Library, Hawarden.

Cover Illustrations:

Front: Arms of the Buckley Town Council; Castle Fire Bick Co. steam lorry (Justin Goold); Mount Pleasant Colliery (Jane (sic) Edwards).

Back: Buckley potter, Ollive Hayes (FRO); Ewloe Castle (FRO); postcard "Last Train from Buckley" (J. Salmon Ltd.).

Published by Bridge Books

Author: Pritchard, T W

The Back Cover of 'The Making of Buckley and District' by T.W. Pritchard"

Buckley

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