Anglesey History
@angleseyhistory.bsky.social
Posts by Warren Kovach, author of the books Anglesey Through Time, Anglesey in 50 Buildings, A-Z of the Isle of Anglesey, and the Anglesey History web site: https://www.anglesey-history.co.uk/
Also posting about lighthouses at @lighthousewales.bsky.social
Also posting about lighthouses at @lighthousewales.bsky.social
I enjoyed giving a talk about Giuseppe Rinvolucri, The Architect of Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Amlwch, at Menai Heritage's Telford Centre last night. Does your group want a speaker about Anglesey History? Check out all my available talks at warrenkovach.co.uk/public-speak...
October 23, 2025 at 3:08 PM
I enjoyed giving a talk about Giuseppe Rinvolucri, The Architect of Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Amlwch, at Menai Heritage's Telford Centre last night. Does your group want a speaker about Anglesey History? Check out all my available talks at warrenkovach.co.uk/public-speak...
I'll be giving a talk about Giuseppe Rinvolucri, The Architect of Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Amlwch, this Wednesday, 22 Oct, 7pm, at Menai Heritage's Telford Centre (opposite Waitrose in Menai Bridge; £4 entrance fee). All welcome!
October 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I'll be giving a talk about Giuseppe Rinvolucri, The Architect of Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Amlwch, this Wednesday, 22 Oct, 7pm, at Menai Heritage's Telford Centre (opposite Waitrose in Menai Bridge; £4 entrance fee). All welcome!
Last for the day for me is "Before Bangor: archaeology session" with Erin Lloyd Jones exploring what came Before Bangor - from prehistoric settlements and mysterious monuments to Roman roads and artefacts
October 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Last for the day for me is "Before Bangor: archaeology session" with Erin Lloyd Jones exploring what came Before Bangor - from prehistoric settlements and mysterious monuments to Roman roads and artefacts
Also at Bangor History Festival was John Richard Williams, author of ‘Er Lles Llawer: Meddygon Esgyrn Môn’, talking about The Bonesetters of Anglesey.
October 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Also at Bangor History Festival was John Richard Williams, author of ‘Er Lles Llawer: Meddygon Esgyrn Môn’, talking about The Bonesetters of Anglesey.
Next up at Bangor History Festival is 'When did the gentry lose their Welsh?’ by Shaun Evans @ystadaucymru.bsky.social. Spoiler: they never did, at least not completely.
October 18, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Next up at Bangor History Festival is 'When did the gentry lose their Welsh?’ by Shaun Evans @ystadaucymru.bsky.social. Spoiler: they never did, at least not completely.
I'm at the Bangor History Festival today. First talk, in the wonderful Bangor Cathedral, was "St Deiniol’s Cathedral and the Medieval Bishops of Bangor" by Dr Shaun McGuinness.
October 18, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I'm at the Bangor History Festival today. First talk, in the wonderful Bangor Cathedral, was "St Deiniol’s Cathedral and the Medieval Bishops of Bangor" by Dr Shaun McGuinness.
Rydw i'n coginio hefyd, yn gwneud pastai afal Americanaidd!
October 11, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Rydw i'n coginio hefyd, yn gwneud pastai afal Americanaidd!
I'll be giving a talk about "Giuseppe Rinvolucri - The Architect of Our Lady Star of the Sea, Amlwch" at Menai Heritage's Telford Centre on 22 Oct, 7pm. All welcome!
September 25, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I'll be giving a talk about "Giuseppe Rinvolucri - The Architect of Our Lady Star of the Sea, Amlwch" at Menai Heritage's Telford Centre on 22 Oct, 7pm. All welcome!
My publisher Amberley has updated my author's profile page with my new favourite photo of myself. I was very happy to be visiting the Skerries lighthouse! Check out my books on my web site: www.anglesey-history.co.uk/shop/warren-...
September 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
My publisher Amberley has updated my author's profile page with my new favourite photo of myself. I was very happy to be visiting the Skerries lighthouse! Check out my books on my web site: www.anglesey-history.co.uk/shop/warren-...
New exhibition in the Oriel Môn history gallery - Anglesey and the Topographical Tradition. A great collection of antique engravings from places around Anglesey. It will be on show until 18 January 2026.
July 30, 2025 at 6:32 PM
New exhibition in the Oriel Môn history gallery - Anglesey and the Topographical Tradition. A great collection of antique engravings from places around Anglesey. It will be on show until 18 January 2026.
I'm selling my books at the local author's book sales on the high street Rhosneigr today. Stop by and check it out!
July 26, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I'm selling my books at the local author's book sales on the high street Rhosneigr today. Stop by and check it out!
I'm looking forward to giving a talk to the Llangoed Women's Institute this afternoon. If you are interested in having me talk to your group get in touch! More information at: warrenkovach.co.uk/public-speak...
July 2, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I'm looking forward to giving a talk to the Llangoed Women's Institute this afternoon. If you are interested in having me talk to your group get in touch! More information at: warrenkovach.co.uk/public-speak...
It's not every day that north-west Wales gets invaded by the Spanish Armada! The historical ship Galeón Andalucía is visiting Caernarfon for the next few days.
June 2, 2025 at 6:46 PM
It's not every day that north-west Wales gets invaded by the Spanish Armada! The historical ship Galeón Andalucía is visiting Caernarfon for the next few days.
Does anyone know the location of the missing Telford milestone near Holyhead? 82 of the distinctive markers along the Holyhead Road/A5 from Shrewsbury survive, but the one 2 miles from the port has disappeared.
www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-w...
www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-w...
May 31, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Does anyone know the location of the missing Telford milestone near Holyhead? 82 of the distinctive markers along the Holyhead Road/A5 from Shrewsbury survive, but the one 2 miles from the port has disappeared.
www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-w...
www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-w...
@friendlesschurches.bsky.social I spotted a friend of ours in St Pancras, John Betjeman!
May 21, 2025 at 7:17 AM
@friendlesschurches.bsky.social I spotted a friend of ours in St Pancras, John Betjeman!
I had an excellent evening at the newly restored @friendlesschurches.bsky.social church St Doged's, Llanddoged, near Llanrwst, where we heard a talk by their director Rachel Morley as well as the architect and conservator.
May 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I had an excellent evening at the newly restored @friendlesschurches.bsky.social church St Doged's, Llanddoged, near Llanrwst, where we heard a talk by their director Rachel Morley as well as the architect and conservator.
Pleased to finally meet Anglesey geologist Edward Greenly in person (or at least his portrait, on display at @sosbangor.bsky.social). Read more about him on my blog: www.anglesey-history.co.uk/on-the-trail... . Thanks to @alecbmmoore.bsky.social for helping us find it.
April 2, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Pleased to finally meet Anglesey geologist Edward Greenly in person (or at least his portrait, on display at @sosbangor.bsky.social). Read more about him on my blog: www.anglesey-history.co.uk/on-the-trail... . Thanks to @alecbmmoore.bsky.social for helping us find it.
I had a very enjoyable afternoon today talking about the Windmills of Anglesey at Oriel Môn. The History Gallery was packed and there were lots of questions and discussion.
March 29, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I had a very enjoyable afternoon today talking about the Windmills of Anglesey at Oriel Môn. The History Gallery was packed and there were lots of questions and discussion.
My biography of Giuseppe Rinvolucri has been published in The Diversity Project (works.hcommons.org/records/dtb9...), by the Dictionary of Welsh Biography. He was the Italian architect of Our Lady Star of the Sea church in Amlwch. Read about the church at www.anglesey-history.co.uk/places/churc...
March 28, 2025 at 9:09 AM
My biography of Giuseppe Rinvolucri has been published in The Diversity Project (works.hcommons.org/records/dtb9...), by the Dictionary of Welsh Biography. He was the Italian architect of Our Lady Star of the Sea church in Amlwch. Read about the church at www.anglesey-history.co.uk/places/churc...
I will be giving a talk on the Windmills of Anglesey at Oriel Môn, in conjunction with their exhibition of artwork of the mills. All welcome! 29 March at 2:00pm.
You can read more about the mills on my website: www.anglesey-history.co.uk/windmills/
You can read more about the mills on my website: www.anglesey-history.co.uk/windmills/
March 26, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I will be giving a talk on the Windmills of Anglesey at Oriel Môn, in conjunction with their exhibition of artwork of the mills. All welcome! 29 March at 2:00pm.
You can read more about the mills on my website: www.anglesey-history.co.uk/windmills/
You can read more about the mills on my website: www.anglesey-history.co.uk/windmills/
A misty morning on the Menai Strait, the suspension bridge just reappearing as a lone paddle-boarder approaches.
March 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
A misty morning on the Menai Strait, the suspension bridge just reappearing as a lone paddle-boarder approaches.
Being both an Anglesey historian and a taxonomist/botanist who has named new species in the past, this new name pleases me greatly! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myxococ...?
March 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Being both an Anglesey historian and a taxonomist/botanist who has named new species in the past, this new name pleases me greatly! en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myxococ...?
The Anglesey History website has been redesigned and many pages have been translated to Cymraeg! Check out the site at www.anglesey-history.co.uk
Mae gwefan Hanes Môn wedi ei hail-ddylunio a llawer o dudalennau wedi eu cyfieithu i'r Gymraeg! Gweld y safle yn hanesmon.cymru
Mae gwefan Hanes Môn wedi ei hail-ddylunio a llawer o dudalennau wedi eu cyfieithu i'r Gymraeg! Gweld y safle yn hanesmon.cymru
March 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The Anglesey History website has been redesigned and many pages have been translated to Cymraeg! Check out the site at www.anglesey-history.co.uk
Mae gwefan Hanes Môn wedi ei hail-ddylunio a llawer o dudalennau wedi eu cyfieithu i'r Gymraeg! Gweld y safle yn hanesmon.cymru
Mae gwefan Hanes Môn wedi ei hail-ddylunio a llawer o dudalennau wedi eu cyfieithu i'r Gymraeg! Gweld y safle yn hanesmon.cymru
I will be giving my talk "Towers of Ynys Cybi: Exploring the lighthouses and windmills of Holy Island" on Wednesday, 12 March, 7pm for Menai Heritage at the Telford Centre (across from Waitrose in Menai Bridge). Entrance £3. All welcome!
March 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I will be giving my talk "Towers of Ynys Cybi: Exploring the lighthouses and windmills of Holy Island" on Wednesday, 12 March, 7pm for Menai Heritage at the Telford Centre (across from Waitrose in Menai Bridge). Entrance £3. All welcome!
My office for today: the National Archives Kew. I will be looking at documents related to Giuseppe Rinvolucri, the Italian architect who designed the Catholic church in Amlwch. Can't wait to see what I find!
Read more about him and the church at www.anglesey-history.co.uk/places/churc...
Read more about him and the church at www.anglesey-history.co.uk/places/churc...
March 7, 2025 at 8:51 AM
My office for today: the National Archives Kew. I will be looking at documents related to Giuseppe Rinvolucri, the Italian architect who designed the Catholic church in Amlwch. Can't wait to see what I find!
Read more about him and the church at www.anglesey-history.co.uk/places/churc...
Read more about him and the church at www.anglesey-history.co.uk/places/churc...