These were a little like the Yellow
Pages of today (but without the telephone
numbers !).
They listed all the important property owners and tradesmen in the area
and gave information about services such as the coaches and carriers and
schools.
We do not have time or space to include them all but have chosen some
of the more interesting entries.
They are a very useful source for finding what an area was like in Victorian times. Select from the list below.
Slater's Directory
of North Wales 1858
The
gentry of the area
Bakers,
blacksmiths and booksellers
Coal
and flannel merchants
Inns
and taverns
lime
burners to wheelwrights
