Much-missed pubs and inns across Wrexham and Flintshire

But as lifestyles changed, so did the demand, with many struggling to stay open.

Of those venues that are no more, memories remain of good times, with good people.

Posing the question 'what long-gone pub would you bring back?' to the Local Bygones Facebook group, members listed dozens of inns.

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And a few photos of pubs also have people looking back fondly over once popular sites.

Some have been demolished, others remain under a new name, and a few people wished to see certain pubs back from past eras...

Jessie Hughes: "The Red Wither Inn, Wrexham Industrial Estate. I'd have loved to have drank there as an adult!"

Red Wither Inn, Wrexham Industrial Estate.

Rob Garnett: "The Potters Wheel in Buckley, with Don Ames running the show."

Potters Wheel, Buckley

Other Flintshire pubs named included:

• The Cross Keys, Buckley

• Hawarden Castle, Queensferry

• Victoria Hotel, Mold

• Rose and Thistle, Buckley

• The Ponderosa (Woodhouse Hotel), Buckley

Cross Keys in Buckley

Golden Grove, Rossett, September 1994.

The Golden Grove in Rossett, was demolished in 2015 for housing, after a considerable campaign to save it.

The pub was Grade II listed in 1963 but taken off the register in 1997 after changes to the interior of the building meant it lost historical significance.

Some of the pub’s fixtures and fittings had dated back about 800 years to the 13th century.

Sharing a photo of the pub in full bloom from September 1994, Local Bygones members had plenty to say...

Lynnette Partington: "I loved this place when it was open, it was our go to place for family occasions and meals."

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Peter Williams: "Many fond memories of the Golden Grove - at one time at closing time they had a pianist who played the National Anthem and customers would stand up (wouldn’t happen now) and the majority would not sit back down and cleared the pub quite quickly."

Eric Burt: "I remember car treasure hunts ending up there. Always chicken in a basket."

Marilyn Sylvester: "Lovely country pub, cozy and great food."

City Arms, Minera, July 1982.

Another venue was City Arms, in Minera, pictured in July 1982, which is now a house.

Looking back fondly, readers said...

Malcolm Williams: "Spent many happy hours there good pint of Wrexham Lager and a basket meal. Glenys and John ran it when I used to go one of the barmaids was Jane, who came from Coedpoeth. Happy days."

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Anne Colbourne: "I had my wedding reception there in 1978."

Lesley Broster: "Spent quite a few times there when we were younger. Always loved the chicken and chips in a basket. Then worked there when Stan and Lil were there, loved my job there. My dad was part of the furniture when we moved up to New Brighton. Happy days indeed."

The Goulbourne, Wrexham

There were many Wrexham pubs also getting a name check as being much missed.

Anne Louise Williams: "Has to be The Railway in Cefn Mawr. Top Gun disco with Mike. Back in the 90s. Everyone use to go there."

Another popular choice was The Talbot, in Wrexham city centre. It stopped operating as a pub and hotel in 1966, later being converted into retail space, although part of the building briefly served as a bar known as The Talbot in 2008.

Hawarden Castle Hotel, Queesferry

Sha Parry: "Definitely Scotts and The Talbot. As soon as you started walking down the stairs you could hear the 80's music. Love, love, loved it."

Ashley Prys Jeffreys: "The Commercial, Wrexham, with Gary and Olwyn at the helm in the 80s, also a shout out for The Talbot, great times."

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Patricia Williams: "Castle Inn, Brynteg. Good nights with the man on the piano. Great landlord. Phil the Castle."

A few more Wrexham venues getting a mention were:

• The Goulbourne

• Black Horse, Summerhill

• Old Vaults, Cefn Mawr

• Horse and Jockey, Ponciau

• Clayton Arms, Moss

David Bith added something else lost from the closure of so many pubs: "Another sad reflection on these, most had a Sunday League football team in the past! Five divisions when I played but now no longer exists!"