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Feb 28, 2024

Neath's narrow workhouse

Social reformer Joseph Rowntree visited many institutions but none prepared him for the cramped and "manifestly unsuitable" site of Neath workhouse. If you scan the HistoryPoints QR codes at the building, you'll see how ...

the facility was squeezed into a strip between a road and a canal, giving the building - known as Lletty Nedd - an elongated layout. For more about the workhouse, use your smartphone to scan the QR codes by the entrance to Afan Veterinary Centre, 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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