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- A Doorway on St James Square: The Dispensary, Monmouth
A Georgian town house in Monmouth served as a dispensary, a nine-bed hospital and a convent school. Its blue plaque marks a quiet chapter in the town's medical history.
- Beneath Turtle Mountain: The Story of the Frank Slide, Alberta
In 90 seconds before dawn on 29 April 1903, the face of Turtle Mountain fell onto a sleeping Alberta mining town. This is the story of Canada's deadliest rockslide.
- Guarding the Narrows: The Story of Brimstone Hill Fortress
High above the Caribbean Sea on St Kitts, Brimstone Hill Fortress was built by the British and raised by enslaved Africans. This is the story of its sieges, its abandonment and its restoration.
- The Story of the Llandudno Pier: A Victorian Seaside Legacy
Llandudno Pier stands as a testament to Victorian ingenuity and the enduring charm of seaside tourism in Wales.
- Carved from the Mountain: The Rock Churches of Lalibela
In the highlands of northern Ethiopia, eleven medieval churches were cut downwards into solid volcanic rock. Lalibela remains a living place of pilgrimage as well as a World Heritage Site.
- Turning Above the Glen: The Story of the Laxey Wheel
High above a Manx valley, a red-and-white waterwheel has turned since 1854. This is how Victorian engineering tamed a flooded mine and gave the Isle of Man its best-known landmark.