Graham Davies

In March 1839 one Thomas Gaunt of 7 Upper Smith Street, Northampton Square was readmitted to the Bar along with eighteen other gentlemen. Gaunt...

In England there is a long history of river navigation before the canals but in south Wales there was very little inland navigation until...

The Ashburnham Canal was the first of the three canals which followed the success of Kymer’s Canal as coal mining increased to the west...

“The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world”, so says the old adage. But it gives a somewhat false impression of the status of women - their sphere was very much the hearth and home. Read the full article on our website

Recently the walls of Burry Port Harbour were strengthened and repaired after years of deterioration, safeguarding the harbour for future generations. Ironically when the...

Anyone playing golf in Pembrey or taking a walk nearby cannot avoid seeing the embankment which drives through the Ashburnham golf course. However, not...

The old saying ‘It takes two to tango’ can well be applied to the development of industry in Llanelli and district. On the one...

Visitors to Pembrey and Burry Port soon come across one of the ten interpretation panels, part of a project undertaken by a community volunteer...

In the 19th century Llanelli became known as ‘Tinopolis’. It was the thriving, bustling centre of tinplate production. The tinplate industry developed in Wales in...

In the 18th century it was religion and charity that promoted most of the education in Wales. Church organisations and charitable institutions, along with...