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Oct 21, 2012

Anne Boleyn's lady-in-waiting

One of the fascinating memorials at St Mary's Priory Church, Chepstow, is an effigy of Elizabeth Browne, who was ...

a lady-in-waiting to Anne Boleyn, King Henry VIII's wife. When the king had Anne Boleyn executed, there were tales that Browne had helped him to blacken his wife's name. For more about this remarkable building, scan the QR codes on the noticeboard by the gate, or click here.

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Aber's old lifeboat station

Dec 2, 2023

Aberystwyth's lifeboat station is obvious to visitors and residents, thanks to its harbour-side location. Its Victorian predecessor is more obscure - well away from the sea. Now our QR codes on that building, in Queen's Road, enable anyone to discover its ...

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Abertillery couple's train plunge

Nov 25, 2023

After visiting the Shrewsbury Flower Show in 1910, the train journey home came to a sudden and shocking end for Giovanni Tedaldi - one of a succession of Italians who ran the cafe in Abertillery Arcade - and his wife Mary. In darkness, the train ...

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Marconi's Tywyn bungalows

Nov 18, 2023

The 'Marconi Bungalows' street sign beside the A493 in Tywyn is a reminder of the area's importance in the First World War. Now you can use HistoryPoints QR codes at the sign to discover how wireless pioneer Guglielmo Marconi ...

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