The Building in 1860

Welcome to County Buildings.

County Buildings is the historic home of Wrexham County Borough Museum.

In 1860 the musuem building was the Militia Depot - the HQ for the Royal Denbighshire Rifles.

The Militia were part-time soldiers. They had other jobs. They had a training month each year. In times of war they became full-time soldiers.

Use the cursor or keys to find out about different parts of the building or choose from the options below.

• The Militia's Office
• Guard Room
• Militia Hospital
• Regimental Store
• Site of planned magazine for explosives and ammunition
• Sergeant-Major's living room
• Kitchen & Scullery
• The Sergeant Major's Home
• The Quarter Master Sergeant's Home
• Outside Loos
• Russian Cannon
• New Recruits
• The Towers
• Modern Entrance
• Denbighshire Yeomanry Cavalry Officer

Reconstruction Drawing

Download Dai Owen's reconstruction drawing of County Buildings in 1860 in the following format:

Reconstruction Drawing - PDF format 687Kb

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