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HAPPY YEARS
The four cottages in this photograph are of Bryn Terrace, formerly named Bryn Cottages where I lived at No 1 with my sister Beryl and our parents Ceinwen and William John Thacker. My grandparents Mary Ann and William George Davies lived next door at No 2, my grandmother's brother Evan Evans and his family at No 3, and David Morris known as 'The Powndyn' with his family at No 4. I was born in 1939 at No 2 in the parlour of my grandparents' house, but my family at that time lived at a cottage called YR ARCH which is situated behind the Farmers Arms pub close by. I have many happy and fond memories of living at The Bryn, as ...read more here
Contributed by KEN THACKER
Family connections.
The man standing on the bottom left hand side with the white T-shirt and quiff is my grandad! He is now seventy. The car next to him was his first car and his pride and joy!
Contributed by M Paull
Dyfed memories
HAPPY YEARS
The four cottages in this photograph are of Bryn Terrace, formerly named Bryn Cottages where I lived at No 1 with my sister Beryl and our parents Ceinwen and William John Thacker. My grandparents Mary Ann and William George Davies lived next door at No 2, my grandmother's brother Evan Evans and his family at No 3, and David Morris known as 'The Powndyn' with his family at No 4. I was born in 1939 at No 2 in the parlour of my grandparents' house, but my family at that time lived at a cottage called YR ARCH which is situated behind the Farmers Arms pub close by. I have many happy and fond memories of living at The Bryn, as ...read more here
A memory of Burry Port contributed by KEN THACKER
Family connections.
The man standing on the bottom left hand side with the white T-shirt and quiff is my grandad! He is now seventy. The car next to him was his first car and his pride and joy!
A memory of Burry Port contributed by M Paull
Extracts From Burry Port & 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".