Hafod Hotel, Devil’s Bridge
Vicar's slavery windfall
Jan 24, 2024While Rev George Warrington was vicar of Hope, Flintshire, he and his wife Mary owned the Pantre Pant sugar estate in Jamaica. The estate included more than 100 slaves. The couple received more than £3,000 when they sold the estate c.1790. For ...
[More]Cardiff's bath feeder canal
Jan 18, 2024The feeder canal which flows through Cardiff city centre didn't only keep the docks topped up - it also supplied the public baths at the south end of what's now Churchill Way. The baths opened in 1862, after improved sewage systems took the smelliest ...
[More]Garden visited by royals
Jan 9, 2024The Wales Coast Path runs past the perimeter fence of Cestyll Garden, on Anglesey's north coast, but walkers haven't been given on-the-spot information about it until now. HistoryPoints QR codes at the WCP gate just outside the garden reveal how British and Russian royalty ...
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