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Llanelli, Stradey Castle 1896
Ref: 38751
Year: 1930s
london evacuation
my mother who is now 76 years of age,was talking with my son who is doing a world war 2 project at school.Only last night she was telling him,that in 1939 october,she aged 8 and a half and her then baby brother aged just 10 months along with their mother were evecuated to stradey castle from vauxhall,sw london.
They stayed for 10 weeks,and my mother said how the statues in the long hall scared the life out of them and also the nearby woods was something she had never seen before.My mothers maiden name was joan trim and her brother roy and late mother florence.The owners were by the name of lewis a laird i believe,by all accounts very nice people.I wondering on behalf of my mother,its the castle still there etc.Thank you Robert Penfold
Shared on 28 January 2008
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Year: Unknown
RE: london evacuation
Hi The castle is still there and its still looks exactly the same. It is occupied also by someone who is titled it could be in the same family. I am not sure of thier names or titles. I am a local girl and walked past there a few times Am not sure of the address there is still the gatehouse there which I think is rented out and that is on the Furnace road towards the Farriers pub but I think the grounds can also be reached from Sandy road or stradey as I used to take a short cut from these places as a teen where you passed the castle although its more like a stately home type thing but not open to the public as far as I know its still a family home although I havent passed it (its off the road) for about 10 yrs now. You can get a good view of it from the stradey school playing fields. It hasnt changed hardly at all. Hope I have helped
Shared on 07 May 2008
Year: 2008
RE: london evacuation
yes stradey castle is still here and owned by sir david mansel lewis and lady mary mansel lewis . i and members of my family have been working on the stradey estate for over a hundred years, and i still work there. i would be happy to send you a photograph of the castle as it is now if you would forward me your e mail address
Shared on 08 May 2008
