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This part of Minera parish was originally known as 'City Lands', and was |
This part of Minera parish was originally known as 'City Lands', and was bequeathed by Owen Jones (d1659), a butcher of [[Chester]], to 'the poor of every Company of Merchants and Craftsmen in the City of Chester'. The area was steeply sloping agricultural land until the mid 18th century when a trustee of the charity, Alderman Richardson, encouraged prospecting for lead ore that was so successfully that between 1761 and 1781 some £13,000 were paid to the charity in royalties.<ref name=coflein>{{cite web |url=https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/404824/ |title=Gwylfa Cottage, New Brighton, Minera |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=Coflein (The online catalogue of archaeology, buildings, industrial and maritime heritage in Wales) |publisher= |access-date=3 March 2023 |quote=}}</ref> |
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In 1868 49 freehold building plots 'in the midst of the celebrated lead-mine district' were put up for auction by the Owen Jones' Charity at the nearby City Arms Hotel, Minera.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=20 Jun 1868 |title=Sale by Auction - Sale by Mr Richards |page=1 |work=Wrexham Advertiser |location= |access-date=}}</ref> The name change to New Brighton appears to have occurred about this time as from 1869 buildings auctioned in that area stated their location as New Brighton, Minera.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=5 Jun 1869 |title=Sale by Auction - Sales by Mr W Connor |page=1 |work=Wrexham Advertiser |location= |access-date=}}</ref> The City Arms retained its name, providing a link to the original name of the hamlet, until it closed in 2006. |
In 1868 49 freehold building plots 'in the midst of the celebrated lead-mine district' were put up for auction by the Owen Jones' Charity at the nearby City Arms Hotel, Minera.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=20 Jun 1868 |title=Sale by Auction - Sale by Mr Richards |page=1 |work=Wrexham Advertiser |location= |access-date=}}</ref> The name change to New Brighton appears to have occurred about this time as from 1869 buildings auctioned in that area stated their location as New Brighton, Minera.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=5 Jun 1869 |title=Sale by Auction - Sales by Mr W Connor |page=1 |work=Wrexham Advertiser |location= |access-date=}}</ref> The City Arms retained its name, providing a link to the original name of the hamlet, until it closed in 2006. |
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Revision as of 14:05, 3 March 2023
| New Brighton | |
|---|---|
  New Brighton Location within Wales | |
| OS grid reference | SJ264513 |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MINERA |
| Postcode district | LL11 |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
New Brighton is a small hamlet near Minera, in north-east Wales (not to be confused with New Brighton, Flintshire).
Background
This part of Minera parish was originally known as 'City Lands', and was bequeathed by Owen Jones (d1659), a butcher of Chester, to 'the poor of every Company of Merchants and Craftsmen in the City of Chester'. The area was steeply sloping agricultural land until the mid 18th century when a trustee of the charity, Alderman Richardson, encouraged prospecting for lead ore that was so successfully that between 1761 and 1781 some £13,000 were paid to the charity in royalties.[1]
In 1868 49 freehold building plots 'in the midst of the celebrated lead-mine district' were put up for auction by the Owen Jones' Charity at the nearby City Arms Hotel, Minera.[2] The name change to New Brighton appears to have occurred about this time as from 1869 buildings auctioned in that area stated their location as New Brighton, Minera.[3] The City Arms retained its name, providing a link to the original name of the hamlet, until it closed in 2006.
New Brighton lies immediately up-slope from the Minera Lead Mines Country Park.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Gwylfa Cottage, New Brighton, Minera". Coflein (The online catalogue of archaeology, buildings, industrial and maritime heritage in Wales). Retrieved 3 March 2023.
- ^ "Sale by Auction - Sale by Mr Richards". Wrexham Advertiser. 20 June 1868. p. 1.
- ^ "Sale by Auction - Sales by Mr W Connor". Wrexham Advertiser. 5 June 1869. p. 1.