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UK's oldest Pancake Day venue?

Feb 17, 2015

The Groes Inn, in the Conwy Valley, takes its name from Groesynyd - the cross of St Ynyd. He is traditionally celebrated in Wales on Shrove Tuesday, and ...

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Lament for Four Crosses station

Feb 13, 2015

This year marks the 50th anniversary of several controversial railway closures in Wales. Four Crosses station, in Powys, featured in a Flanders & Swann song lamenting ...

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Hirohito's Hiroshima escort

Feb 6, 2015

The Dean's Library in St Asaph has plenty of space for community activities, thanks to the Very Rev Raymond Renowden's clearout of old books in 1971. He had served ...

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Purple Plaque for deaf pioneer

Apr 26, 2024

A Purple Plaque was unveiled today at the former home in Rhyl of Dorothy Miles, a pioneer of sign language poetry and TV programming for the deaf, among other achievements. HistoryPoints recommended her house for a plaque after placing QR codes ...

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First comprehensive school

Apr 19, 2024

Rural Anglesey may seem an unlikely place to start overhauling the UK's education system, but if you use your phone to scan the new HistoryPoints QR codes outside Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones in Amwlch you'll discover that ...

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Discord at Nightingale Row

Apr 11, 2024

The lack of road access to Nightingale Row, near Cwmbrân, caused many problems for residents - including death. The 20 houses were built by an ironmaster and could only be reached via the towpath on the opposite side ...

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