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Tag Archives: Queen Victoria
Fracking unbelievable
The history of fracking has been checkered to say the least. Tales of contaminated water supplies and earthquakes abound but none can be as strange as the Tenby connection. In 1860 Josiah Reginald Steppewad Coldstrap, Mr Coldstap to his friends, … Continue reading
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Tagged Fracking, humour, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, Tenby, Travel
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The birth of Lego
In 1864 the people of Tenby looked out to sea, over the ruins of the 13th century castle and wondered what the view would be like if they had a monument which didn’t look like a building site. There and … Continue reading
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Tagged Castles, humour, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, Tenby, Travel
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A tale of two would be cities
In 1864 Queen Victoria announced a city would be named in honour of her late husband. Prince Albert had died three years earlier and contrary to popular belief the monarch did not retreat from public affairs but merely declined the more visible … Continue reading
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Tagged Caernarfon, Hugh Owen, Merthyr Tydfil, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, Sir William Paxton, The Olympics, Travel
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Tenby, Nelson’s original resting place
On a hill in the centre of Tenby is a monument to Prince Albert. If you go there you will notice a startling discrepancy between the size of the statue and the plinth it stands on. There is a simple … Continue reading
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Tagged humour, Napoleonic Wars, Nelson, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria, Tenby, Travel
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