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Jun 22, 2024

Bernice Rubens remembered

Novelist Bernice Rubens, the first woman to win the Booker Prize, has been honoured with the unveiling of a purple plaque at her former home in Kimberley Road, Penylan, Cardiff. In support of the initiative, HistoryPoints has provided QR codes which ...

you can scan with your phone at the front of the property to see a photo of Bernice and discover the story of her upbringing by parents who had both fled persecution of Jews in mainland Europe. You can also learn why her dad initially thought Cardiff was New York! Our information about Bernice is also available by clicking here

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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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Walnut Tree Junction resurrected

Sep 16, 2024

Taff’s Well railway station was called Walnut Tree Junction from 1858, and now the name has been revived by a café. The southern area of Taff’s Well was known as Walnut Tree long before …

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