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Seaside home of young Paula Yates

Jan 22, 2015

When model and TV presenter Paula Yates was growing up at the Deganwy Castle Hotel, near Llandudno, she believed her father to be Jess Yates, a local ...

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Tram engines stopped 80 years ago

Jan 17, 2015

The unique box-shaped steam engines of the Glyn Valley Tramway stopped hauling passengers and stone in the Ceiriog Valley in 1935. The track ran so close to the road ...

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Gloating at Glyndŵr's losses?

Jan 16, 2015

A painting of St George slaying the dragon adorns a wall of Llangattock Lingoed church in Monmouthshire. Some believe it originally symbolised Owain Glyndŵr's defeat ...

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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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