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Mar 12, 2012

A medical probe into the paranormal

Ghost experts warned the occupants of Conwy's Compton House never to open ...

Category: General

Posted by: RhodriClark

a walled-off section of the cellar. Curiosity got the better of them and they used modern science to take a peek inside, without disturbing any malevolent spirits. Find out how they did it here

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Prichard's folly fully used

May 22, 2022

Architect John Prichard died in 1886 while his grand new house in Llandaff was half-built, so the roofless structure got the nickname "Prichard's folly". After 20 years, though, it was incorporated into the new premises of St Michael's Theological ...

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HistoryPoints website update

May 16, 2022

Regular readers may notice that our website has been updated. The main difference is that our pages now load in a more convenient format on smartphones. On desktops or laptops the menu continues to appear on the left, while on ...

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Pupil punishes teacher in Dinorwig

May 12, 2022

A teacher at the British School in Dinorwig got more than he bargained for when he took part in a snowball fight between boys from two villages. A past pupil recalled in 1918 that the teacher had started to beat him as punishment for another boy's foul ...

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