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The Mad King's Monument.
King George III, the first Hanoverian king of Britain who spoke English as his main language, had been on the throne for nearly forty...
Graham Watkins
3 min read
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Paxton's Tower, a nabob's revenge.
There is a strange looking gothic tower standing high above the Towy valley between Carmarthen and Llandeilo which was built by a...
Graham Watkins
4 min read
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Why is a lighthouse or is it a clock tower in the middle of a Cardiff boating lake?
"I am just going outside and may be some time.” Captain Lawrence (Titus) Oates 17th March 1912 In 1909, a young naval lieutenant named...
Graham Watkins
6 min read
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Jersey Marine Tower. Rocky Marciano's Wartime home?
In 1886, the brewer Captain Evan Evans was looking to diversify his business. Brewing beer was profitable but he wanted to expand and...
Graham Watkins
3 min read
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Fort Williamsburg - A toy fort with real cannon.
When in 1549, John Wynn was King Edward VI’s standard bearer the king rewarded him with a gift of Bardsey Island. In the 17th Century,...
Graham Watkins
3 min read
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So why did Mr. Jones build a funny looking castle?
The practice of erecting a memorial to a loved one is common enough but when William Jones’ wife Elizabeth died in 1787 he felt that...
Graham Watkins
3 min read
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Davies’ Stone
The A4069 is a narrow country road that snakes its way over the Black Mountain from Llangadog to Brynamman. A good surface, hairpin bends...
Graham Watkins
6 min read
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C3P0 seen in haunted Welsh lighthouse.
Talacre Lighthouse. Where the supernatural rule and strange things happen. From early times the River Dee has been a major trade route....
Graham Watkins
4 min read
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A strange house, a Welsh lawyer and an Italian Contessa.
To the north of Merthyr Tydfil, near the railway viaduct at Pontsarn, stands a very peculiar house. The property has been known by a...
Graham Watkins
3 min read
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Deceiving the Devil.
John Renie. The man who tried to trick the Devil. On the 8th October 2005 a tombstone in the churchyard at St. Mary’s Priory Church,...
Graham Watkins
2 min read
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Mail Coach Monument - An intoxicating tale from the Past.
The road that we now call the A40 has for centuries been a main transport route across Wales. In Roman times, it was a military road that...
Graham Watkins
4 min read
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Portmeirion
Portmeirion, built by Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, one of Wales' most popular tourist attractions.
Graham Watkins
3 min read
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Palmerston’s Follies
Milford Haven was described by Admiral Lord Nelson as the “finest port in Christendom,” and for this reason the Royal Navy chose the...
Graham Watkins
4 min read
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