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Apr 11, 2025

Blind love in Abertillery

In 1910 the people of Abertillery were delighted by the wedding at St Michael's Church of William Penn and Elizabeth Thomas, who had nursed him after he was blinded in a colliery accident. They had courted for 12 years. During ...

that time William trained as a piano tuner and Elizabeth spent three years nursing in the Boer War. For more about the church's history - including complaints from worshippers in 1908 about the vicar's Roman Catholic practices - scan the HistoryPoints QR code near the entrance to the churchyard. Or click here

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Eerie coastal ruin demystified

Apr 18, 2025

A ruined building at the end of a causeway has been revealed to the public with the opening of a new section of the Wales Coast Path near Bangor. Now you can scan a HistoryPoints QR code to discover what the building was ...

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Blind love in Abertillery

Apr 11, 2025

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Wrexham's Channel Tunnel link

Mar 29, 2025

The Argyle Arch in Wrexham town centre is a long way from the Channel Tunnel, but on one of its walls there's a plaque by Eurotunnel in honour of William Low. He had the arch built as a dowry for his daughter ...

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