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Ruins of Beaumarais Castle (early 14thC) on the island of Anglesea, overlooking the Menai Straight was last castle built by Edward I & never completed. Beaumarais, Wales. | Section of the wall of Beaumarais Castle with town in background. Beaumarais Anglesea, Wales. | Caernarfon Castle (late 13thC), built by Edward) towering over the port on the banks of the River Seiont. Caernarfon, Wales. | Polygonal tower topped by Welsh flag at Caernarfon Castle. Caernarfon, Wales. |
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Polygonal towers & crenellations at Caernarfon Castle. Caernarfon, Wales. | Buildings, including Old Courthouse, along Castle Ditch opposite Caernarfon Castle. Caernarfon, Wales. | Buildings along Castle St. Caernarfon, Wales. | View of the narrow streets & slate roofed buildings from the Castle. Caernarfon, Wales. |
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Entrance to Welsh Highland Railway station. Caernarfon, Wales. | Welsh Highland Railway tracks running in front of station platform. Caernarfon, Wales. | Antique steam engine from Ffestinlog & Welsh Highland Railways. Caernarfon, Wales. | Putting water into Blaenau Ffestiniog Railway steam engine sitting on narrow gauge track. Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales. |
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Blaenau Ffestiniog Railway steam engine preparing for its run between town of that name and Caernarfon. Blaenau Ffestiniog, Wales. | Snowdonia National Park through which Blaenau Ffestiniog Railway runs. Central Wales, Wales. | Waste heap from mining operations in central Wales. Central Wales, Wales. | Snowdon Mountain Railway, a narrow gauge rack & pinion railway which takes tourists almost 5 miles from Llanberis to the summit of Mt. Snowdon, the highest peak in Wales. Llanberis, Wales. |
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Menai Bridge (1826) spanning the Menai Straight between Anglesey Island & the mainland of Wales, one of the world's first suspension bridges, by Thomas Telford,. Bangor, Wales. Architect: Thomas Telford. | Porcelain plate (1976) with painting of Menai Bridge in scenic setting at National Museum of Wales. Cardiff, Wales. | Menai Bridge painting with highly ornate ceramic frame decorated with various sea shells at National Museum of Wales. Cardiff, Wales. | "The Permanent Way, Relaying" lithograph (1924) by Stanhope Forbes R.A. .at Penrhyn Castle Rail Museum. Bangor, Wales. |
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Detail of Kettering Furnaces No.3 (1885) built for Kettering Ironstone Railway by Black, Hawthorn & Co at Penrhyn Castle Rail Museum. Bangor, Wales. | Slate transport car & slate working tools from Penrhyn Quarries at Penrhyn Castle Rail Museum. Bangor, Wales. | Six person vehicle (late 19thC) used to transport officials & visitors around the extensive workings of Penrhyn Quarries at Penrhyn Castle Rail Museum. Bangor, Wales. | Penrhyn Castle (1820-37) reconstructed after earlier buildings on the site as a country home in the style of a Norman castle (neo-Norman). Bangor, Wales. Style: Romanesque Revival. Architect: Thomas Hopper (reconstruction). |
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Formal dining room at Penrhyn Castle. Bangor, Wales. | View of grounds with Irish Sea in the distance at Penrhyn Castle. Bangor, Wales. | Rainbow over Irish Sea near Conwy. Wales. | Supporting chains of Telford suspension bridge, which crosses River Conwy anchored into bridge towers. Conwy, Wales. |
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Details of bolted links supporting Telford suspension bridge. Conwy, Wales. | Telford's suspension bridge & Stephenson's tubular railway bridge side by side. Conwy, Wales. | Conwy Castle (late 13thC) built on solid rock by King Edward I after his conquest of Wales. Conwy, Wales. | Working & pleasure boats in Conwy harbor. Conwy, Wales. |
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Boats anchored in Conwy harbor, part of the Conwy River leading to the Irish Sea. Conwy, Wales. | Sailboat moored in Conwy harbor. Conwy, Wales. | Tower on Conwy Castle viewed from Castle St. Conwy, Wales. | View from harbor area of castle walls & turrets with vintage red phone booth in the foreground. Conwy, Wales. |
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Visitor standing in front of The Smallest House in Great Britain to offer perspective on its size. Conwy, Wales. | Visitors enjoying the sunshine at Colwyn Bay in North Wales. | Bathers in Colwyn Bay in North Wales. | Hilly landscape in Pentrefoelus, a historic village in Conwy County, with grazing sheep & mountains in the background. Pentrefoelus, Wales. |
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Pasturelands in Pentrefoelus with mortarless stacked stone walls. Pentrefoelus, Wales. | Sheep grazing with mountains in the background in Pentrefoelas. Pentrefoelas, Wales. | Black & white tower in gardens at Plas Newydd. Llangollen, Wales. | Front facade of Plas Newydd constructed to look like a timber-framed medieval house & decorated with carvings. Llangollen, Wales. |
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Ornate carved window surround with bay window above on front facade of Plas Newydd. Llangollen, Wales. | Window with stained glass panels looking out to garden at Plas Newydd. Llangollen, Wales. | Garden overlooking hills at Plas Newydd. Llangollen, Wales. |
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