Empire Hotel

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Neath's narrow workhouse

Feb 28, 2024

Social reformer Joseph Rowntree visited many institutions but none prepared him for the cramped and "manifestly unsuitable" site of Neath workhouse. If you scan the HistoryPoints QR codes at the building, you'll see how ...

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Facing down an anti-Irish mob

Feb 22, 2024

An anti-Irish mob which rampaged through Holyhead in 1851 picked the wrong target when it reached the shop and home of James Nugent. He refused to discharge his Irish employees, despite the mob's threat to ...

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Prestatyn grave stories

Feb 16, 2024

The stories of a talented young photographer who died covering the Romanian revolution in 1998, a woman who survived a lightning strike on her shop, an archdruid, and six children who drowned together are now available on your smartphone ...

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