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Polymaths raised on remote farm

Mar 22, 2015

The Morris brothers of Anglesey were renowned in the 18th century for their multi-skilling, despite having grown up on a remote farm. Their father was a cooper ...

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Not much RIP for T Jones, Llantysilio

Mar 16, 2015

The coffin of Thomas Jones, of Llantysilio Hall, near Llangollen, was opened one night by people who hoped to find his will inside. He had died in 1820 without a direct descendant ...

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Where bubbles took their fizzicals

Mar 11, 2015

According to the ads, every bubble in Corona pop had passed its fizzical. The company's main factory in Porth, Rhondda, was a product of the Victorian temperance ...

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