Milford Haven
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Milford Haven books (4 available)
Carmarthen Town Walk Guide
Paperback
So You Think You Know? Aberystwyth
Hardback
Haverfordwest Town and City Memories
Paperback
- 7 photos on Milford Haven appear in 3 Frith books - View photos of Milford Haven
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Milford Haven memories
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Dyfed memories
Pembroke
My grandad came from Pembroke, when my dad was a boy he used to visit there. He said he used to have to dress up tidy when going to visit family there. His name was William Rowland Hill. He said one of his relatives done a stained glass window in a little church in Pembroke Dock but I can't remember where it was.
A memory of Pembroke contributed by eira waite
Castle Quay, Pembroke
The white dust on the water in the Pembroke photgraphs is flour from the Town Watermill. After a minor fire this lovely building was wickedly destroyed by the Council. It would be a major attraction today.
A memory of Pembroke contributed by Max Sinclair
The abandoned car.
This photograph shows my father's car reg EDE 3 at the traffic lights in Castle Square. He was William Gywther Thomas, Divisional Highways Surveyor. The reason the car looks as if it has been abandoned was that the traffic lights had failed and father was investigating the reason at the control box on the corner of the street to the left of the photograph out of shot. The police are there to direct the traffic which was not very taxing as you can see from the volume of traffic passing through the square.
A memory of Haverfordwest contributed by Mr D Thomas
Happy Days
I visited the Bosherston Tea Gardens every May Bank Holiday week from 1967-1972. The reward for walking from Broadhaven beach via the Lilly ponds was tea and a piece of iced cake complete with a cherry. On an earlier holiday the reward was a Chocolate 3D that as the name implies cost 3d.
It is a delight to find that the scene has not changed since 1972 and that the cafe is still open run by the same people. I am planning to return in July this year and look forward to visting the cafe.
Our holidays in Wales were the once a year opportunity to see Christopher, Martin and Janet. Alas Molly and Tony who introduced us ...read more here
A memory of Bosherston contributed by Joye Rosenstiel
Extracts From Milford Haven & Dyfed books
The modern Milford Haven grew in the 1790s and the port was to cater for the needs of the whaling ships, as they brought their cargoes here to be processed in blubber oil. Dockyards were also created here for the Navy. As these activities moved away, Milford reinvented itself from the 1880s as a true fishing port. This trade declined as well, despite the landing of a record catch of 60,000 tons of fish in 1946. Milford then turned to oil again, but this time a different kind of oil, and four oil refineries came into production from the 1950s, making Milford the second largest oil refining port in Europe in the 1970s. This was not without hazard, as the disaster of the spillage from the ‘Sea Empress’ at Milford in 1996 was to show. With the boats and quays in the background, this open-air swimming pool has a definite industrial maritime feel to it, but that did not prevent it from being very popular.
An extract from from"Wales Living Memories".
Lord Nelson approved of
Milford Haven, even
comparing it favourably with
Trincomalee in Ceylon.
Milford Docks were
completed in 1888 in time
when Milford
was found to be close to
very rich fishing grounds.
By 1904 there were 66
trawlers and 150 smacks
operating from here.
An extract from from"Pembrokeshire Photographic Memories".
In August 1405 a substantial French army in excess of
10,000 men landed here at the request of Owain
Glyndwr. A land dispute in 1814 led the Royal Navy to
abandon Milford and relocate the Pembroke Docks. A
similar story applies to the Irish steam packet, which
operated from here until 1836.
An extract from from"Pembrokeshire Photographic Memories".
Another interesting scene of the town taken from the steps in Hill Lane looking towards the castle. Note the new prison (built 1820) to the left of the main castle buildings with its chimneys and observation tower, all of which have been removed. The roof today is modern and sports a series of roof-lights. This view today is much the same as pictured here. The gateway in the stone wall (centre left) is now a garage door. The Millar Tobacconist at the foot of the hill beyond the horse and cart is now Castle Photography.
An extract from from"Haverfordwest Town and City Memories".
The Castle Hotel is to the right of this picture. Note the shop frontage for Stephen and Fred Green on the left (now a
chartered accountants). The authors have learned from Mr W David Thomas that the Ford car ‘EDE 3’ belonged to his late
father Mr William Gwyther Thomas, the Divisional Highways Surveyor. The reason for it being apparently abandoned in
the middle of the road was that the traffic lights had failed and Mr Thomas was investigating the reason at the control box.
The sign on the lamp post indicates that the Post Office can be found in Quay Street, to where it was moved from the corner
of High Street and Dark Street in 1936. The RAC sign on the Castle Hotel has now been removed - the hotel is currently
with the AA! The building to the left of the picture is the home of the Crown and Magistrates’ Courts.
An extract from from"Haverfordwest Town and City Memories".