Pembroke
Pembroke maps (2 available)
Map of Dyfed
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Pembroke books (4 available)
Carmarthen Town Walk Guide
Paperback
So You Think You Know? Aberystwyth
Hardback
Haverfordwest Town and City Memories
Paperback
- 11 photos on Pembroke appear in 3 Frith books - View photos of Pembroke
- Read extracts and see photos from these books on Pembroke and Dyfed
Pembroke memories
Read and share memories of Pembroke and Dyfed inspired by Frith photos
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.
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.
Contributed by Max Sinclair
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
Extracts From Pembroke & Dyfed books
Without doubt, Pembroke is one of the most impressive castles in Britain. The first castle was built in the 1090s by Roger de Montgomery and his son, possibly on the site of a native Welsh fortification. The great cylindrical keep, built in the late 12th and early 13th centuries, towers above the ruins. The future Henry VII was born here in 1457.
An extract from from"50 Classics - Castles".
The castle began its life as a far humbler structure than we enjoy today, once described as "... a slender fortress of
stakes and earth". This view of the Castle perhaps best illustrates its superb defensive position. First fortified with a
wooden structure in 1093; the Castle was the only one in the area not to fall when the Welsh rose against the
Normans in 1094. To the left is the Pembroke Corn Mill, a tidal mill, destroyed by fire in the 1950s.
An extract from from"Pembrokeshire Photographic Memories".
The fortifications of the castle once surrounded the entire town to protect it from attack. Pembroke was also an
important port and quays can still be seen under its walls. The Castle owes its origins to Roger de Montgomery,
the Earl of Shrewsbury, who invaded Dyfed shortly after the Conquest in 1093. The vegetation clearly in evidence
here and in the previous photograph, was removed after Major General Sir Ivor Philipps acquired the Castle in
1928. The new owner also undertook some restoration of the 17th-century damage.
An extract from from"Pembrokeshire Photographic Memories".
The Castle is situated in a strong defensive position, bordered on three sides by the tidal reaches of the Haven,
and its landward side protected by a ditch. Originally a hastily-built wooden fortilice, it was rebuilt in stone by
Arnulph de Montgomery.
An extract from from"Pembrokeshire Photographic Memories".
Looking towards the
Castle at the end of the
street, note the
agricultural implements
on sale on the left, the
Lion Hotel further down
the street, and on the
right-hand side the
arched entrance to the
British Legion Club.
There is also a branch of
Lloyds Bank, a sign
advertising WH Smith
circulating library and the
impressive clock tower.
An extract from from"Pembrokeshire Photographic Memories".