Thomas Pennant's 300th birthday not going unnoticed in Sir y Fflint!
Any ideas about the Ladies of Llangollen's 'powdery tallow candles' much appreciated!
Anyone have any idea what is going on with the candles in this early c19 account of 2 women walking, wearing 'vulgar long waisted blue riding habits, with beaver hats, and their powdery tallow candles hanging dangling down their backs'? The women in question are the so-called Ladies of Llangollen 🤔
A festival is being held to celebrate 300 years since the birth of overlooked Welsh naturalist Thomas Pennant, who is said to have inspired Charles Darwin