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Clock was 525,600 minutes slow

Nov 20, 2013

Generations have used Machynlleth's landmark town clock for accurate time, but it was a year late initially. It was planned to mark the coming ...

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An echo of Cardiff's Viking past

Nov 17, 2013

Womanby Street in central Cardiff may sound feminine, but "womanby" has its origins in the Old Norse for houndsman, or ...

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Wales' oldest shop?

Nov 12, 2013

Timber from Siop Clwyd, Denbigh, has been dated to 1533. The building was erected partly on what was then the market ...

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