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The Llanfair PG column
Phil Carradice
People in Wales might be excused for failing to see the significance of the date 24 November 1816. On the face of it, little happened in the world at large on that day. Yet in the tiny Welsh village of Llanfair PG on Ynys Mon - or Anglesey as it was then known - a great celebration was takin...
Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery appeals for HMS Clio memorabilia
BBC Wales History
Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery in Bangor are appealing for families with naval connections to help provide memorabilia for an exhibition currently being curated on HMS Clio. Bangor Training Ship "Clio" The HMS Clio is a former naval gunship that was moored off Bangor pier in Gwynedd f...
The Welshman who gave London clean water
Phil Carradice
On 10 December 1631 Sir Hugh Middleton, a truly unsung Welsh hero, died quietly at his home in London. He came from Galch Hill outside Denbigh in North Wales. Sir Hugh Middleton ensured that the people of London finally got decent drinking water. Sir Hugh was the sixth son of Richard M...
