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Shades of the 'Mary Celeste' in Aber

Apr 3, 2024

When Aberystwyth rescuers boarded a Spanish sailing ship, aground at Tanybwlch beach, in 1858 they were baffled to find that everything was still on board except the crew. Even the ship's cat and lifeboats were present. Now you can read ...

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Conwy sea air for city kids

Mar 28, 2024

After Manchester GP Dr Thomas Garrett moved to Conwy in 1916, it wasn't only his health that benefited. He and wife Catherine set aside rooms in their seaside house for children to escape temporarily from the polluted ...

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QR codes explain Preseli-Stonehenge link

Mar 21, 2024

New HistoryPoints QR codes in the Preseli mountains explain how the quarries which produced the bluestones found at Stonehenge form part of a rich legacy of prehistoric remnants in the uplands. At one Neolithic quarry ...

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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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