The Building in 1940

Welcome to County Buildings.

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

In 1940 County Buildings was the Police Station and Courthouse for Wrexham. The police lived in the building. Each day they set out from the building on their various beats around town.

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

• Chief Constable's Office
• Entrance to Court No. 2
• No. 2 Court
• Prisoner's Exercise Yard
• Magistrates' Retiring Room
• No. 1 Court
• Bridewell Sergeant's Home
• Air Raid Precaution (ARP) Team
• Air Raid Siren
• Charge Room
• Deputy Chief Constable's Office
• Entrance to No. 1 Court
• The Police Cells
• Cells for the Drunk and Disorderly
• Modern Entrance
• ARP Ambulance
• Witness Bench

Reconstruction Drawing

Download Dai Owen's reconstruction drawing of County Buildings in 1940 in the following format:

Reconstruction Drawing - PDF format 569Kb

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