The Isle of Anglesey off the north-west coast of Wales has a remarkable and often unusual history. The treacherous Menai Strait separates the island from the mainland and its early settlers built standing stones and burial chambers from the rocks of Anglesey and the adjoining, smaller Holy Island. The Druids characterised Anglesey to the Romans and later Anglesey became known for its holy places. Although predominantly agricultural, Anglesey’s industries developed in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries but today tourism is the biggest industry, the island being connected to the mainline by two historic bridges, Thomas Telford’s road Menai Suspension Bridge and Robert Stephenson’s railway Britannia Bridge by Robert Stephenson.
In Quirky Anglesey author Geraint Wyn Hughes delves into the fascinating tales from Anglesey’s past. This book celebrates the unusual and often strange history of the Isle of Anglesey and its characters over the years. This fascinating insight into Anglesey will be of interest to all those who want to know more about the Isle’s quirky history.
