The Nag’s Head
Brewing started her in quite a small way in 1834, but grew and expanded under different owners until the Great Depression, which brought hard times for Wrexham’s brewing industry.
In 1931 it merged with the Island Green Brewery and Dorsett Owen of Oswestry to form Border Breweries.
Their Border Bitter was a popular drink in the area for many years, and was marketed with slogans like “Thirst come, Thirst served” and “The Prince of Ales.”
They were taken over by Marston, and the brewery closed within 6 months. The chimney, a much loved local landmark, was later bought by local MP John Marek to save it from demolition.
The Nag’s Head was thought to have a pipe running under the road from the brewery directly into the bar - in fact it probably just ran to the bottling plant which was behind the pub.
Top picture: The Nag’s Head pub
Bottom picture: The brewery chimney, and other brewery buildings, now converted into apartments.
Both photos taken in October 2014
Next stop on trail, the Wynnstay Arms
