HistoryPoints News

May 13, 2012

We're now on track, literally

The Great Orme tramcars have been ferrying people to the summit for over a century. Now passengers ...

can read all about the tramcars and how they work by scanning the HistoryPoints QR codes inside the vehicles (look behind the driver's position at each end of each car). Or you can click here. For info about the tramway infrastructure, scan the QR codes by the entrance to Victoria Station, Llandudno.

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Towyn floods illustrated

Oct 9, 2024

Hundreds of people have read our information about the 1990 tidal flood at Towyn since we placed QR codes on the sea wall near the funfair in 2012. Now we've updated our web page about the sea defences with photos of the floodwater ...

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Porthgain's steam railway

Oct 2, 2024

Today Porthgain is a rural Pembrokeshire idyll, so walkers on the coast path may be surprised when they scan new HistoryPoints QR codes which reveal the extent of the steam railway that once served a granite quarry. Before the first steam ...

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Llanengan's isolated chimney

Sep 24, 2024

The tall chimney which stands in isolation on a hill above Llanengan, near Abersoch, may puzzle some visitors, but now you can scan HistoryPoints QR codes nearby to discover that it was built for a Victorian lead mine which had a steam-powered ...

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