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Mar 13, 2024

Consecrated concrete in Amlwch

Visitors to Amlwch, Anglesey, are intrigued by the Catholic church whose concrete nave echoes the form of an upturned boat. Now there are HistoryPoints QR codes at the churchyard entrance so that anyone can discover ...

that the church was designed by an Italian engineer who moved to Conwy after marrying an Englishwoman in 1925. Giuseppe Rinvolucri designed several British churches. The one at Amlwch was built in the 1930s, after his first wife had died and before he was interned as an enemy alien in the Second World War. For more about the church's history and to see early photos of it, use your smartphone to scan the QR codes, 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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