History Points

Sailor Andrew McGill was lucky to be rescued from a barque wrecked at Cefn Sidan, Carmarthenshire, in 1899. But his day was about to get even worse, as he was ejected that evening from the White Lion Hotel, Ferryside, for over-indulging and later arrested ...

Fraudster Henry Jones thought Dolgellau's old jail was an ideal place to lie low in 1897, as it had long since become a respectable hotel. After tricking people in a string of towns in England and Wales, his luck ran out when he was caught in bed ....

Rare film footage of planes taking off from Llandrindod Wells aerodrome before WW2 has come to light, and you can now view it on your mobile when you visit the site. The film was made by Thomas Charles Price, a ...