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Bangor Garth Pier celebrated its 125th year anniversary on Friday May 14 with a civic ceremony, plaque unveiling and being illuminated. On this day in 1896, Lord Penrhyn officially opened the pier following a procession through the city and a crowd of over 5,000 people assembled to watch the opening ceremony. This year, the situation is markedly different with a large-scale event not possible due to the Covid-19 pandemic, however celebrations proceed nonetheless. At 11am, the Mayor of Bangor Cllr Owen Hurcum unveiled a new plaque commemorating the 125th year anniversary. Following social distancing rules, the Mayor was joined by other members of Bangor City Council, kioskholders and representatives of Friends of Bangor Garth Pier (FGBP), a new volunteer group working with the City Council to provide help and support to visitors on the pier and ensure that the pier thrives and has a sustainable future.
15 Feb 2021
MEDIEVAL SELFIE: St Luke Drawing the Vigrin and the Child, attributed to the workshop of Dieric Bouts the Elder
In another of her occasional columns, Dorothy Blundell takes a sideways look at the collections of The Bowes Museum, where she volunteers
SELFIES are not a new concept. Painters through the ages often did self-portraits and some went further, showing themselves at work.
Take this (sort of) medieval selfie of a 15th century Netherlandish artist (pictured right). Its title: St Luke Drawing the Virgin and Child.
It is attributed to the workshop of Dieric Bouts the Elder (c1400-1475), in other words, Bouts’ apprentices.
Let’s not weaponise history: let’s talk about shared histories across generations, cultures and political divides
Telling history is not a response to current affairs. Thousands of historians have researched it painstakingly across generations
7 February 2021 • 7:00am
For years now, the 8th Earl of Harewood has talked about the fact that Harewood House was purchased with the profits of the slavery business. He recently told Radio 4’s
Front Row: This is something we have been investigating for 20 years or more , and added, the stories about all of these houses are really interesting.
He is right that the history is interesting. The Welsh historian, Marian Gwyn, researched the history of Penrhyn Castle for even longer. The Pennants of Penrhyn financed their estate, local roads and Bangor port with wealth from Denbigh sugar plantations.