The Mold Riots by Michael Stevens

In 1869 two men from Leeswood Green Colliery were found guilty of an assault on their underground manager.  By the time the verdict was announced, a huge and angry crowd had gathered outside the courthouse in Mold.  Incensed by the severe sentences imposed, the mob threw stones at the police as the prisoners were led under escort to the railway station close by.  Soldiers brought in from Chester were ordered to open fire on the crowd, and by the end of the day four people lay dead or dying on the streets.  This new play recreates these dramatic events in their own inimitable style, with a host of characters, including Daniel Owen, promising you a night of machination, manslaughter and mayhem in mid-Victorian Mold.

Other Events:

Historical Town Trail - See where the riots actually happened and other places of interest.  Sunday July 13th, Mold Town centre 2pm.

Folk Dancing on Daniel Owen Square - Sunday July 13th 3pm

   Supported by Mold Town Council, Flint Town Council, Leeswood Community Council, Arts Council of Wales.

This page last updated 18 March 2007