Isca Augusta, Newport, UK
Isca Augusta (or Isca Silurum) was a Roman legionary fortress and settlement, the remains of which lie beneath parts of the present-day village of Caerleon …
ROF Newport
ROF Newport was World War II Royal Ordnance Factory that produced guns. Building started on a former allotment site off Corporation Road, Newport in April …
All Saints’ Church, Gresford, Wales
All Saints’ Church stands in the former coal mining village of Gresford in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. The bells of the parish church of All …
Hari River, Afghanistan
The Hari River or Harirud is a river flowing 1100 kilometers from the mountains of central Afghanistan to Turkmenistan, where it disappears in the Kara-Kum …
Bassaleg, Newport, Wales, UK
Bassaleg is a small semi-urban suburb on the west side of the city of Newport, in south Wales. It lies in the Graig electoral ward …
Tiger Bay (Film – 1959)
Tiger Bay is a 1959 British crime drama film directed by J. Lee Thompson and produced and co-written by John Hawkesworth. It stars John Mills …
Stow Hill, Newport, Wales, UK
Stow Hill is both an electoral district (ward) and coterminous community parish of the City of Newport, South Wales. It is bounded by the River …
St Giles’ Church, Wrexham, Wales, UK
St Giles’ Church is the parish church of Wrexham, Wales, and is a Grade 1 listed building, described by Simon Jenkins as “the glory of …
Pistyll Rhaeadr, Wales, UK
Pistyll Rhaeadr (“spring of the waterfall”) is a waterfall, located a few miles from the village of Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant in Powys, Wales, twelve miles west of …
Old Dee Bridge, England, UK
The Old Dee Bridge in Chester, Cheshire, England, is the oldest bridge in the city. It crosses the River Dee carrying the road that leads …