Stories about local history, places, churches, communities and heritage - from historical research and discoveries to places we've visited.
We explore records, forgotten stories and wider historical themes. Other posts are informative, looking at the records, tools and sources that can help uncover family and local history.
You will also find church visits, historic places, memorials, and unexpected pieces of history discovered on our travels, in Wales and further afield.
Last year during a trip to Cornwall, I was walking the dogs early one morning in Veryan, on the Roseland Peninsula, I stumbled upon St Symphorian’s Church at the village heart. A kindly local passer‑by told me the church was open—“And I suppose you came to see the longest grave in the country?” she smiled. I […]
We are saddened by the news of the death of Queen Elizabeth II and extend our sincerest condolences to the Royal Family. Rest in Peace Your Majesty.
Tucked into woodland near Overton-on-Dee stands a Victorian mortuary chapel built to honour Anna Maria Peel—and a cemetery full of forgotten souls, including a drowned youth and a poet-musician
Henry Hughes buried his leg in Wales, then later moved to America. One of the strangest headstones in Cardiganshire still leaves us wondering—why?
