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Aug 11, 2024

Fire in the almshouses

A fire in the Bangor almshouses in 1889 killed one of the "poor, impotent and honest men" who lived there. It also destroyed the belongings, temporarily stored in the building, of the ex-master and matron of the workhouse, who'd been forced to resign ...

because of his drinking. For more about the fire and the almshouses - established in 1616 - use your smartphone to scan the HistoryPoints QR codes on the wall in front of the building, or click here

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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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