London Olympics landing stage, Llanberis

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A real Shambles in Monmouth

Feb 8, 2024

Many people who walk or drive along Monmouth's Priory Street may be unaware that countless animals were slaughtered beneath the road. Now you can scan HistoryPoints QR codes in the street to discover the story of the 1830s Shambles, where ...

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Unknown Warrior coffin's Welsh ironwork

Jan 31, 2024

Master ironworker DJ Williams of Caernarfon was summoned to London on 1 November 1920. There he was told that he had just six days to make all of the handles and straps for the coffin of the Unknown Warrior, due to be buried ceremonially ...

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Vicar's slavery windfall

Jan 24, 2024

While 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 ...

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