Penmon Priory

Field Trip to Anglessey

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February 17th 2008
Anglessey is the island right across the Menai Strait from Bangor. Yesterday we took a little tour of all of the islands attractions. It was a beautiful day, sunny and in the higher 50s I would guess. First we went to the Penmon Priory, parts of it having been built in the 6th century. The chapel part of the building has been renovated and is still being used but much of the area was in ruin ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more