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Oct 2, 2024

Porthgain's steam railway

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 ...

loco arrived in 1910, horses hauled the wagons to the stone hoppers and crushers by the harbour. To read about the railway and see photos of it before, during and after the steam era, use your smartphone to scan the QR codes on the coast path waymarker near the ruins of the loco shed, or click here

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Marvel of Moelfre mariner

Nov 27, 2024

Anglesey mariner Thomas Lewis had almost starved to death when rescued from a boat drifting on the ocean 150 years ago today. He and two others had to consume blood and livers from fellow boat occupants who had died during their ...

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Dutch gables in rural Llŷn

Nov 22, 2024

Visitors to Llanengan, near Abersoch, might be surprised to see an old house with Dutch-style gable walls. Now HistoryPoints QR codes are on hand to explain that the building was originally the National School, associated with ...

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Ups and downs of a mooring post

Nov 14, 2024

A Cardiff Bay mooring post which was once driven into the ground has been restored by the Wales Millennium Centre and placed on public display, with HistoryPoints QR codes to tell its story. The post originally helped ...

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