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Sep 1, 2023

Brynmawr's pioneering factory

The rubber factory built in deprived Brynmawr after the Second World War was a showpiece of architectural innovation, a precursor to the Sydney Opera House. The boiler house, with its distinctive parabolic walls-to-roof shape, still stands. Now you can ...

scan our new QR codes on the lamp post outside the boiler house to discover the story of the Dunlop Semtex factory and see fascinating aerial photos showing where the boiler house stood in relation to the production buildings. Or click here for the information and photos

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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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