I wrote this piece as part of the Wrexham Writers' Group anthology, Love Letters to Wrexham, but it sits here because of its mention of the earlier Tuttle Street pool in Wrexham where, it turns out, in the prequel to the Jack Telford novels (working title, Headlines From The Grave) Jack took his morning swims there while working as a cub reporter … [Read more...] about Wrexham’s Waterworld
Wrexham History
A Love Letter to Wrexham
Welcome to Wrexham! Victorian Wrexham. A period plump with possibilities for historical crime writers. And especially during Wrexham’s 1876 “Year of Wonder”. I settled here (originally from Liverpool), forty-five years ago with my Wrexham-born wife, Ann. When we both retired, some year later, I developed a passion for the town’s history and also … [Read more...] about A Love Letter to Wrexham
David Ebsworth – Author Events
David Ebsworth has built a reputation for lively and “not to be missed” stories about the untold background to his books, with subjects that include... 1884 - Wrexham's Victorian Mysteries: David Ebsworth chats about the sometimes weird factual background to his November 2024 novel, Death Along the Dee. The Wrexham Advertiser and all its … [Read more...] about David Ebsworth – Author Events