Henblas Street, Wrexham
Looking down Henblas Square along the street from Queen Street | |
Interactive map of Henblas Street | |
| Native name | Stryt Henblas (Welsh) |
|---|---|
| Former name | Old Hall Street |
| Part of | Wrexham city centre |
| Location | Wrexham, Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°02′46″N 2°59′35″W / 53.046117°N 2.992941°W |
| Other | |
| Status | Pedestrianised |
Henblas Street (Welsh: Stryt Henblas) is a street in Wrexham city centre, North Wales, which runs along Henblas Square, a retail complex and pedestrianised square at its centre.
The retail development was constructed in the 1990s, replacing Wrexham's former Vegetable Market (opened as "Market Square"), which in turn replaced Birmingham Square (later housing Birmingham Hall), a market square in the 1800s for traders from Birmingham. The modern development also replaced Guildhall Square (along a former Guildhall Street), which contained Wrexham's old Guildhall, schools and fire station. The demolition of various historic buildings and markets on the site has given it the nickname "the bomb site".
Further down Henblas Street lies the General Market, which also replaced a market square known as Manchester Square (later housing Manchester Hall). While also along the street was the Hippodrome, which replaced the Union Hall (or Public Hall), with the site proposed for a Ryan Rodney Reynolds Memorial Park since 2023. The Butchers' Market also lies at the end of the street.
Since the 2010s, the modern retail development has suffered with dereliction with vacant units. Regeneration efforts have been underway, such as the opening of Xplore! science centre on the site, and residential units. Wrexham council hopes for the site to become part of a "market quarter".