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Pubs named after commoners

Jul 9, 2014

On Sunday the Radio 4 programme Broadcasting House discussed the paucity of British pubs named after commoners, as opposed to nobility and ...

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June's Top 10 HiPoints

Jul 2, 2014

There's a wartime bias to the list of best-read HiPoint pages for June, with the 70th anniversary of D-Day bringing fresh interest in the story of the secret Mulberry harbour ...

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A view of Stone Age Llandudno

Jun 25, 2014

Thousands of people will have a seaside holiday in Llandudno this summer, but when the first humans arrived the sea was far away. The view from the Little Orme ...

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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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