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Nov 27, 2024

Marvel of Moelfre mariner

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 ...

nine days adrift, following the fire which destroyed the emigrant ship Cospatrick as it sailed from England to New Zealand. Twm Pen Stryd, as Thomas was known at home in Moelfre, made a remarkable recovery - taking part in a lifeboat rescue just two months after being rescued. For more about Thomas and the Cospatrick disaster, use your mobile phone to scan the HistoryPoints QR codes on the door of Twm Pen Stryd, the shop in his former home in Moelfre. Or click here

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Marvel of Moelfre mariner

Nov 27, 2024

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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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