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Caerwys Historical Society
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2021 - Lectures
- are currently being held virtually
Contacting
the Society The Committee
consists of ten members as set out below. All enquiries should be addressed to the Society Secretary - as below: Society Secretary Carys Biddle E-mail: carysandtim@gmail.com Tel: 01352 721049
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Chairman Heather Fitzgerald Vice Chairman Tim Erasmus
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Treasurer Phillip Parry Membership Secretary Beth
Jones Programme Secretary Robert Jackson
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Committee Members Paul Broadbent Denis Fitzgerald Vicky Jones Alan Platt
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History of the Society During 2008/09 a group of residents came together to participate
in the production of ‘Discover Caerwys’, one of a set of publications about Flintshire past and present, produced
by Cadwyn Clwyd and Flintshire County Council. This group also attracted funding from Cadwyn Clwyd and Caerwys Town Council
in 2010 to produce a book, ‘Caerwys – A History Since Victorian Times’ written by Dr Tim Erasmus. A copy
of this book was distributed free to each household in the Community area of Caerwys. The book was also donated to Libraries,
Schools and Universities in Wales. Further copies
of the book, ‘Caerwys – A History Since Victorian Times’ (pictured below) are available from
the Society. It will be priced at £10.00 a copy ( Plus postage cost, if required - £2.00 ). In October 2010 the Caerwys Historical Society was formed. Permission
was granted by the Caerwys Town Council to use the Town Crest which appears on our documents. Our Constitution, which is reviewed
at the yearly Annual General Meeting of the Society, states: the aim of the Society is to advance public knowledge in all
aspects of the history of Caerwys and the surrounding district. In furtherance of this object the Society shall have the power
to do all or any of the following:

Caerwys – A
History Since Victorian Times ( click to enlarge )
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Mary
Bach; Our Nain, her life By Carys
Biddle Published by Carys Biddle, Caerwys Historical
Society Secretary All proceeds from the sale
of this book will be donated to the British Heart Foundation
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Click above photograph for further information
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'STILL GOING STRONG'
The Shops and Services of Caerwys Tim Erasmus,
Meirion Morgan, Will Hebson, Mike Evans, Elinor Sharrock, Jim Falshaw, Roland Ward and Others Edited by Alice Ward Published by Caerwys Historical Society, based on the Christmas lecture 2016
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'JOURNEY’S END'
Caerwys People Remember ‘The Railway’ Compiled
by Alice Ward Published by Caerwys Historical Society, based on the New Year lecture in January
2016
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'IECHYD DA!' The Pubs of Caerwys
History and Recollections Andrew Davies & Tim Erasmus
Edited by Alice Ward Published by Caerwys Historical Society, based
on the Christmas lecture 2017
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Cover picture taken from Y Meddyg Anifeiliaid (The
Animal Doctor) Click to enlarge
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The Pioneering Vets of Caerwys My father, Vic Thomas, was the vet in Caerwys from 1946 to
1983. He was very proud of the fact that the Caerwys practice had a long history and he believed it to be one of the oldest
in the country. Over the years I have tried
to research the history of the practice and found that there have been vets in Caerwys for as long as there has been a recognised
veterinary profession and that they have been not merely practitioners but professional pioneers. Vicky Jones, 2014
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Susan Elizabeth Williams - Teacher at
Caerwys Primary School Click photograph to upload
thesis
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Thesis of Susan
Elizabeth Williams Susan Elizabeth
Williams was a teacher at Caerwys Primary School, until her retirement in the late 1960’s. Mrs. Williams also resided
in Caerwys and wrote a 71 page long thesis for her teaching degree, which contains a tremendous amount of local history, together
with interesting memories and anecdotes of events in Caerwys and the area. The family of Mrs. Williams have kindly granted
permission to the Historical Society, to publish the thesis on this web site. The
thesis, which is mainly in English, with parts in the Welsh language, has been saved and uploaded in a pdf document, with
no editing performed from the original document. Please click on the photograph of Mrs. Williams (to the left) whereby the thesis will upload.
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The late Tom
Lloyd Roberts (Caerwys Historian & Antiquarian Bookseller) was commissioned by the Royal Charter Committee to provide
content for a brochure printed to celebrate the Caerwys Royal Charter celebrations in July 1990. The report was named: 'Caerwys It's History in Fact and Folklore' Please click on the left hand side photograph to open a pdf copy of a 'Light-hearted and informal review of the history and legend of Caerwys'
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In search of the Bohemian road (Dr. Tim Erasmus) (With special gratitude to the consistently wonderful Caerwys historical Society) Inspired by materials shared on the Caerwys Historical
Society Facebook page, I set about a brief investigation into toll gates, which led to the discovery of a mysterious
lost road. This
micro-study illustrates the challenges facing the historian; it highlights the varying reliability and utility of evidence, and the role of opinion when reaching a judgement. Presented with the same evidence others will draw different conclusions; history
is always being rewritten.
(Please click on the left hand side map to open a pdf copy of: 'In
search of the Bohemian road')
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Membership The Society has a healthy membership which is open to all at an annual fee of £10 and is
free to under-18s in full time education. It is not necessary to be a member to attend our lectures but a small fee of £2.00
is requested at the door from non-members. Further Activities In addition to the above, members of the Committee are currently
working on an archive of historical documents and photographs and are recording ‘living memories’ of Caerwys residents. Audio Visual Equipment for Community Use The
Society acquired a projector, screen, laptop, scanner and hand-held recorder all of which are available free-of-charge for
use by the community of Caerwys. Please contact Paul Broadbent to arrange on: 01352 - 720993 or by e-mail: pnbroadbent@btinternet.com Funding for this equipment came from Cadwyn Clwyd, The Historical Society and Age UK Caerwys.
Postcards A series of five heritage postcards has been published by the Society and are available
from local vendors - as photographs below ( click to enlarge )

Caerwys High Street
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Caerwys Town Square - Peace Tree
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Caerwys - South Street
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Caerwys Hill - to Afonwen
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The Fountain in Afonwen
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