St Eilian’s Church, Llaneilian

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Floating memorial to popular general

Feb 14, 2016

The statue of Sir William Nott in the centre of Carmarthen wasn't the only 3D depiction of the military leader to be made after his death in 1845. A ship owner paid tribute by naming a new ...

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'Husbands, beat your wives'

Feb 5, 2016

A Welsh text urging husbands to love their wives had deteriorated when Dr Samuel Johnson visited the church in Tremeirchion in 1774, so that it translated as: "Husbands, beat your wives". One of his ...

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Bees went to beekeeper's funeral

Jan 29, 2016

Beekeeper Huw Berry of Llanrwst, Conwy Valley, nearly had his funeral delayed - by a swarm of bees at the cemetery entrance. The bees later settled on the flowers ...

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