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A Short History Of Our County's Gradual Demise

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Local History

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History- timeline

The Aberystwyth Castle

  • 1277 - Edward the first tries building a castle
  • 1277-1282 - local welsh-nationalist hippies take apart the castle in a form of "direct action" protest.
  • 1282 - castle rebuilt
  • 1404 - Prince Owain Glyndwr captures the Aberystwyth castle.
  • 1649 - Oliver Cromwell blows up the Aberystwyth castle.
  • 1700's - remnants of castle pillaged to build homes for revolutionaries.
  • present - castle used for crazy golf and as a public toilet.

The Seafront Hotel / Campus

  • 1873 - Owner of "The de Sousa Seafront Hotel", Vasco Phillip de Sousa, reported missing.
  • 1874 - "The de Sousa Seafront Hotel" closes down do to lack of business.
  • 1875 - "The de Sousa Seafront Hotel" bought cheap by Dragon Polytechnic.
  • 1875 - Becomes University Seafront Campus.
  • 1959 - Voices heard from University Seafront Campus.
  • 1961 - Rescue Party sent to discover ghost/save unfortunate.
  • 1970 - de Sousa found locked in attic, asks for hotel back.
  • 1971 - de Sousa consents to conversion of hotel to Student Seafront Housing.
  • 1998 - Suriving members of Rescue Party finally find their way out.
  • 1999 - Student Seafront Housing burns down, insurance prices soar.
  • 1999 - de Sousa jumps out the window, declared oldest Welshman alive.
  • 2001 - de Sousa becomes one of Dragon Polytechnic's youngest mature students.

Other History, Dates and Significance Unknown

  • The Coliseum theatre goes bust, turned into a museum which exhibits poo.
  •  King Arthur's pretender "defeats" English students in fatal pub fight.

 

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