Venue

A community museum housed in the stable block of an old coaching inn. Open during library times, the museum relates the story of Blackridge’s coaching and travelling past. An exhibition on the history of the village with objects donated by local people is regularly shown, interspersed with displays from West Lothian Council’s touring exhibition programme.

A display by the History of Armadale Association with lots of fascinating facts about life, work and leisure in Armadale over the last 200 years and more.

The museum room at Armadale Library is shows West Lothian Council Museums exhibitions and is also available for use by the History of Armadale Association and other community groups. Text panels associated with the exhibitions are located in the main library. Exhibitions change three times a year.

Oriel Wrecsam is the premier venue for Contemporary Visual and Applied Arts in North East Wales. We are in the process of developing a clearer strategy for the arts in Wrexham.

We are currently in the process of moving offsite to develop our new arts and creative industries hub. With significant support from Wrexham County Borough Council, the Arts Council of Wales and Welsh Government the project is about to enter design development stage.

Now a Scheduled Ancient Monument, John Wilkinson, the pioneering industrialist, built Penrhos Engine House in the late 18th Century, in order to house an engine to pump water from his coal mine on the site. It is thought to be the earliest surviving colliery engine house in Wales. The building was later converted into a cottage - you can still see traces of the old fireplaces, the bread oven and the pigsty!