Neil gave me a book about the history of Llandudno. It was written by an acquaintance of him. That seemed a perfect present! I love history, and I am keen to learn more about Llandudno, and I like supporting local initiatives.
I’ve read it now. And now I have to be careful. It was a gift! But I have criticisms. And I still appreciate the gift! But I was a bit disappointed that the book mainly seems to be a list of people pulled out of various census records. Of quite a lot of people you get the date and location of birth, and subsequent addresses, and what profession they claim to have in the various census records. And what spouses and children they get. And then a date of death. Perhaps a quote from the local newspaper when their death is announced. And then you move onto the next one. I also figured the book could have done with a proofreader.
There are quite some pictures. Some portraits, but also townscapes. It would be cool to go to the locations they depict, and see what things look like now. Maybe a nice mission for a day when we don't feel like a big activity!
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