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Aug 4, 2023

Napoleon's Anglesey marble

The Napoleonic wars aided the Mona Marble quarry at Rhoscolyn, Anglesey, as foreign marble was hard to obtain. The quarry's owner got another boost after Waterloo when he made furniture for Napoleon's home in exile on ...

St Helena - including a table inlaid with Mona Marble. The table is still in his former house today. For more about the quarry and its beautiful marble, use your smartphone to scan the HistoryPoints QR codes on the Wales Coast Path marker post at Rhyd-y-bont Fach, Rhoscolyn, or click here

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Purple Plaque for deaf pioneer

Apr 26, 2024

A Purple Plaque was unveiled today at the former home in Rhyl of Dorothy Miles, a pioneer of sign language poetry and TV programming for the deaf, among other achievements. HistoryPoints recommended her house for a plaque after placing QR codes ...

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First comprehensive school

Apr 19, 2024

Rural Anglesey may seem an unlikely place to start overhauling the UK's education system, but if you use your phone to scan the new HistoryPoints QR codes outside Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones in Amwlch you'll discover that ...

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Discord at Nightingale Row

Apr 11, 2024

The lack of road access to Nightingale Row, near Cwmbrân, caused many problems for residents - including death. The 20 houses were built by an ironmaster and could only be reached via the towpath on the opposite side ...

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