Gwernogle
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My family memories
My great grandparents, John and Margaret Williams, lived at Llansadwrn and they and my grandparents are buried in the Church Yard at Talley. My grandparents, Evan and Florence (Dolly) Williams lived at Dan y Graig. Many happy days spent there with them in the 60's. My grandmother worked very hard to make ends meet as unfortunately my grandfather, who had seen active service in the trenches during the first world war, had been badly scarred by his experiences and sadly drank to excess. I believe that my grandfather, an ex policeman, was the village postman at some stage. I have visited Talley recently and the old road around to the church is still as I remember ...read more here
A memory of Talley contributed by Mary Owen
CHILDREN OF THE WAR
MY BROTHER AND I WERE EVACUATED TO LAMPETER IN JULY OF 1944 COMING FROM LONDON AS OUR HOUSE WAS BOMBED. WE WERE TAKEN IN BY MARY AND JOHN POWELL IN "BARLEY MOW". EVEN THOUGH THESE WERE TRYING TIMES FOR OUR PARENTS, IT WAS THE HAPPIEST TIME OF MY CHILDHOOD. AUDREY [LATTER] VOELKER
A memory of Lampeter contributed by AUDREY VOELKER
A very big step
My wife and I went to Caio some 6 months after we married. I was recalled into the army 2 days after our wedding due to the Sues crisis although I was only away from home for 4 months it was long enough for me to loose my job and so soon after the Sues crisis there was a lot of unemployment and I was the end of the queue. After some weeks we were offered three jobs with the Forestry Commission. One at Newcastle Emeyn , one at Llanwrtyd Wells, and one at Caio. Not having any idea where any of these places were we struck for Caio probably because we could spell and pronounce Caio easier ...read more here
A memory of contributed by george larbey
Ffoselig Farm
Lived on a wonderful farm. The Welsh farmer living there still to this day runs this farm which has been in his family for generations.
Would love to go back there again. Very fond memories of hay making, feeding cattle and horses.
A Welsh neighbour up the lane, at 87 still worked his farm and spoke very little english. A wonderful old chap! Although I do not know if he remains there.
A memory of contributed by Victoria Curtis
Extracts From Gwernogle & Dyfed books
The mother and child appear to have been dressed and posed especially for the photograph. In late Victorian and early
Edwardian times, this part of the village was regarded as a select residential area. The turning to the right off St Bride’s Hill
leads down to the Glen. The fields have now been more fully developed with residential property.
An extract from from"Tenby and Saundersfoot Photographic Memories".
In the distance are the ruins of a once great mansion, Scotsborough, dating back to the 14th century. It passed through
a variety of hands and was last occupied in 1824, when it was converted to tenements. An epidemic of smallpox broke
out amongst the inhabitants, and the survivors then fled the house. Despite their decay, the ruins still display some fine
architectural details.
An extract from from"Tenby and Saundersfoot Photographic Memories".
The first reference to a slipway on Priory Bay was in
1897. In 1958, owing to increases in the amount of
farm produce being transported from Caldey, steps
were taken to improve the landing facility for boats.
Redundant barges, relics from the D-Day landings,
were filled with concrete and sunk to extend the
slipway. Landing alongside, a boat from Tenby is
collecting waiting day visitors to the island.
An extract from from"Tenby and Saundersfoot Photographic Memories".
This postcard, probably
used for advertising
purposes, shows views of
and from St Bride’s Hotel,
with its commanding
position over Carmarthen
Bay. At this time the hotel
offered numerous facilities,
including 50 bedrooms,
bedside lights in all rooms,
electric fires in first-floor
rooms, a tennis court, a
putting green, television, a
ladies’ hairdressing saloon
and a private path to the
beach, which is no longer
available today.
An extract from from"Tenby and Saundersfoot Photographic Memories".
The old smoke house (foreground) was built in 1848 in a romantic style to resemble an
ancient castle, complete with mock stone cannons which aided the drainage from the
private garden above. Inside, two great arches culminate in chimneys which project into
the garden. However, there is no blackening of the ceiling, and indeed at the time of its
completion local fishing was in decline.
An extract from from"Tenby and Saundersfoot Photographic Memories".