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Apr 25, 2025

Defending Colwyn Bay

Defending Colwyn Bay's promenade and adjacent railway against erosion has been a challenge for almost two centuries. Marking completion of the latest improvements last year, a granite 'postcard' depicting sea defence works was installed, and now you can scan ...

a HistoryPoints QR code by the postcard to discover stories of damage and repair since Victorian times - and view a 1926 film clip of storm damage to the prom. You can also see the information and video by clicking here

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Shedding light on sheepfolds

May 17, 2025

Large, multi-cell sheepfolds are a feature of the Carneddau uplands, in Eryri National Park, and now we've started placing QR codes near some of them for walkers to discover their purpose and ...

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Spanning change in Abertillery

May 10, 2025

Foundry Bridge in Abertillery was built to cross a railway and river, but now both have vanished from view - along with the eponymous foundry. A new HistoryPoints QR code at the bridge reveal that the structure replaced a Victorian level crossing where four people had died. You ...

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Cardigan PoW's updates in 1918

May 2, 2025

Edith Davies of the Eagle Inn, Cardigan, was receiving occasional news from her husband Daniel - a prisoner of war in Germany - when she gave birth to their son in August 1918. Daniel survived captivity. After the Armistice, he sent ...

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