The Horse and Jockey Originally one of three thatched cottages, a beer house - 'The Colliers' - is recorded here by 1840. The inn sign probably refers to Fred Archer, Champion Jockey who raced at Bangor-on-Dee. Yr Horse and Jockey Un o dri bwthyn to gwellt oedd hwn yn wreiddiol ac erbyn 1840 ceir cofnod fod yma dy cwrw - 'The Colliers', mae'n debygol fod arwydd y dafarn yn cyfeirio at Fred Archer, pencampwr joci a fu'n rasio ym Mangor Is-y-Coed.

English translation: "The Horse and Jockey Originally one of three thatched cottages, a beer house - 'The Colliers' - is recorded here in 1840. The inn sign probably refers to Fred Archer, Champion Jockey who raced at Bangor-on-Dee. The Horse and Jockey This was originally one of three thatched cottages and by 1840 there is a record of your beer here - 'The Colliers', it is likely that the pub sign refers to Fred Archer, a jockey champion who raced in Bangor Issycoed. [AWS Translate]"

The Horse and Jockey - Hope Street, Wrexham
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by Wrexham Maelor Borough Council

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