Quirky Anglesey
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2026
Amberley Publishing (Verlag)
9781398129573 (ISBN)
Amberley Publishing (Verlag)
9781398129573 (ISBN)
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A celebration of Anglesey’s individual and often strange history – from eccentric characters to odd events and places.
The Isle of Anglesey off the north-west coast of Wales has a remarkable and often unusual history. The treacherous Menai Strait separates the island from the mainland and its early settlers built standing stones and burial chambers from the rocks of Anglesey and the adjoining, smaller Holy Island. The Druids characterised Anglesey to the Romans and later Anglesey became known for its holy places. Although predominantly agricultural, Anglesey’s industries developed in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries but today tourism is the biggest industry, the island being connected to the mainline by two historic bridges, Thomas Telford’s road Menai Suspension Bridge and Robert Stephenson’s railway Britannia Bridge by Robert Stephenson.
In Quirky Anglesey author Geraint Wyn Hughes delves into the fascinating tales from Anglesey’s past. This book celebrates the unusual and often strange history of the Isle of Anglesey and its characters over the years. This fascinating insight into Anglesey will be of interest to all those who want to know more about the Isle’s quirky history.
The Isle of Anglesey off the north-west coast of Wales has a remarkable and often unusual history. The treacherous Menai Strait separates the island from the mainland and its early settlers built standing stones and burial chambers from the rocks of Anglesey and the adjoining, smaller Holy Island. The Druids characterised Anglesey to the Romans and later Anglesey became known for its holy places. Although predominantly agricultural, Anglesey’s industries developed in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries but today tourism is the biggest industry, the island being connected to the mainline by two historic bridges, Thomas Telford’s road Menai Suspension Bridge and Robert Stephenson’s railway Britannia Bridge by Robert Stephenson.
In Quirky Anglesey author Geraint Wyn Hughes delves into the fascinating tales from Anglesey’s past. This book celebrates the unusual and often strange history of the Isle of Anglesey and its characters over the years. This fascinating insight into Anglesey will be of interest to all those who want to know more about the Isle’s quirky history.
Geraint Wyn Hughes is a professional micropalaeontologist and university lecturer whose interest in Anglesey was founded during regular trips to the island in his childhood. Since then, he has continued to enlarge his knowledge of the island with topics ranging from geology and history to natural history and present-day industry. He has written numerous publications on geology and a previous local history book on Anglesey for Amberley.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.11.2026 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Quirky |
| Zusatzinfo | 100 Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Chalford |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 165 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Regional- / Landesgeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781398129573 / 9781398129573 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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