Datestone
Introduction
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Datestone
Image: © Bob Harvey Taken: 9 Oct 2019
On the front of Image is this dedication stone dating from the first reconstruction in 1832 "Bethesda Addoldu yr annibynwyr Adeiladwyd 1832" 1832 was the year of the Great Reform Act, a cholera epidemic in London, the foundation of Durham University and the building of Cardiff prison. In a great storm 105 men, in 31 open fishing boats, were drowned in Shetland. Ecuador annexed the Galápagos Islands; the Beagle (carrying Charles Darwin) arrived in South America; and the first ever Baedecker guide book was published.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.842964
Longitude
-3.175087