Haverfordwest, Castle Square 1950
Photo ref:
H41033
Photo ref:
H41033
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The Lloyds Bank on the left is still in place today but the Boots beyond it has been relocated to the new shopping development on the riverside. The Castle Hotel on the right is much the same today with the exception of the crenellations to the right. The traffic lights are no longer here, the road being one-way.
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A Selection of Memories from Haverfordwest
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My best friend Glenda Prior lived in the Gloster Arms with her mum and dad, this would have been in the 1970s. I have so many happy memories of our time together, practicing the "Greaser " dance in the snug ! So sad to hear that it has closed .Memories live on when the building is closed.
I have memories of my father writing to his aunt and uncle in Haverfordwest. They lived at Ferry Hill House, Llangwm Ferry. It sounded a lovely place but I never went there. I'd like to see a picture of it or hear from anyone who knew them. Their surname was Heap. Pentelow was another family name.
I was largely brought up in Mariner's Square. Directly opposite the Mariner's Hotel (the building with the portico) was a pub called the Gloster Arms. At the time this picture was taken it was run by my great grandmother and later by her daughter, my grandmother. My father and his brother lived there until they both married in the 1950's. My sisters and I played on the square outside of the pub. The pub has ...see more
I think that Boots was still on the other side of the road (as seen in the 1950 photo)
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