Chester
Cheshire
Chester is a genuine Roman city, built four-square, within walls, which remain to this day.
Denbigh
Denbigh Castle. Taken between ca. 1890 and ca. 1900. Original: Library of Congress
The situation of this town from a distance is very imposing, lying as it does on the side of a rocky eminence, the top of which is crowned with the ruins of a castle founded in the reign of Edward I. It was blown up with gunpowder after the restoration of Charles II. The prospect from its ruins is of a magnificent character.
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Bangor
Carnarvonshire
A cathedral town and bathing place in Carnarvonshire, North Wales, near Snowdon, and only 2¼ miles from the Britannia Bridge. You enter it by a tunnel 3,000 feet long. It is an excellent resting place, not only for the fine m…
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Conway
Carnarvonshire
The ancient town of Conway is within the wall that were erected at the same time as the castle. Although not a manufacturing town, it has always been a place of some importance.