Loughor, The Bridge 1936
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A double-decker bus can be seen crossing the Iron Bridge, which spans the River Loughor close to its estuary. In the background is the industrialised shoreline leading to Llanelli. It is a pity that the pace of modern life makes so many visitors miss Loughor Castle; its present situation alongside the busy A484 road means that unless one is actively hunting for this fine medieval castle, attention will be focused on the traffic and bridge ahead.

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I lived in Belgrave Rd, Loughor from 1946 to 1957 and would often visit the sandy beach near the bridge with my mam and dad, David Howell Evans and Jenny Evans. I remember my father's brother, Uncle Elfed, diving off the bridge into the water. I was always surprised when he popped up to the surface! Great memories haven't been back in decades.
I remember walking down to the river with my friends, taking some sandwiches and a bottle of pop, when the tide was really low walking across the river from one side to the other, going spikeing along the river banks for fish, also fishing and catching mullet, swimming and jumping from from bridge into river but only when the tide was going out as you could then swim onto the beach, watching the river run strongly between the two bridges, simple but fun days. Bob