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Anglesey's WW2 mini-castles
May 6, 2024Small castellated structures on Holy Island, Anglesey, may look like whimsical mini-castles but they had the same defensive purpose as genuine medieval castles - in the 20th century. Many concrete pillboxes were built in Britain ...
[More]Purple Plaque for deaf pioneer
Apr 26, 2024A 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 ...
[More]First comprehensive school
Apr 19, 2024Rural 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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