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Oct 26, 2023

Eeriness on the coast path

You won't find anywhere more eerie along the Wales Coast Path than the towering mausoleum, in woodland near Bangor, of the family which owned the huge Dinorwig slate quarry. For the first time, information about the building is now available ...

on the spot - simply scan the HistoryPoints QR codes on the nearby waymarker post to discover why the Faenol Mausoleum was built and the names of the people buried there. One of them was still a child when she cut the first sod for construction of the Snowdon Mountain Railway, where a steam loco carries her name to this day. Our information is also available by clicking 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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