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Aug 11, 2023

Cardiff steamers recalled

The disused wooden structures in the water off Mermaid Quay may be a puzzling feature for many Cardiff Bay visitors, but our new QR codes explain how crowds used to board steamers there each summer to cruise to Ilfracombe ...

and other popular places on the far side of the Bristol Channel. The terminal was so busy that the White Funnel Fleet moved its HQ there from Bristol. You can see two of the fleet's best-loved paddle steamers - the Cardiff Queen and Bristol Queen - in a fascinating aerial photo on our web page about the terminal. To view the page, use your smartphone to scan the HistoryPoints QR codes on one of the lamp-post bases near the Mount Stuart pub, 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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