Wrexham Heritage Trail

Horse and Jockey

A charming thatched building which was originally a 16th Century hall house.   You can still see glimpses of its original timber frame construction inside.
The pub is named after champion jockey Fred Archer, who would often have raced at the nearby Bangor-on-Dee racecourse.  The pub sign is based on a portrait of Fred Archer.
After the pub survived two devastating fires nearby in just a few years, many locals believe George, the resident ghost, is protecting his abode!

Photo in March 2015

The pictures below are reproduced here by kind permission of Wrexham History
Unfortunately, we don't know the dates of either.  However the bottom picture, actually a painting, shows the Horse and Jockey as just part of a larger thatched building, the rest has now been demolished.

Old photo of Horse and Jockey Old painting of Horse and Jockey

Back to top