The Tinplate Industry
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...
The Role Of The Tramroad In Early Industry
Anyone playing golf in Pembrey or taking a walk nearby cannot avoid seeing the embankment which drives through the Ashburnham golf course. However, not...
Llanelli & Pembrey Copperworks Schools
With the growth of a variety of industries in the 19th century – mining, iron smelting, copper smelting, tinplate – came the growth of...
The Earl Of Ashburnham’s Canal (1796-1818)
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 Early Industrialists
The old saying ‘It takes two to tango’ can well be applied to the development of industry in Llanelli and district. On the one...
The Pembrey & Burry Port Heritage Trail
Visitors to Pembrey and Burry Port soon come across one of the ten interpretation panels, part of a project undertaken by a community volunteer...
Thomas Gaunt – A Remarkable Early Industrialist
In March 1839 one Thomas Gaunt of 7 Upper Smith Street, Northampton Square was readmitted to the Bar along with eighteen other gentlemen. Gaunt...
The Role Of The Sunday School In Wales
In the 18th century it was religion and charity that promoted most of the education in Wales. Church organisations and charitable institutions, along with...
The Canal Barge
In England there is a long history of river navigation before the canals but in south Wales there was very little inland navigation until...
Teachers In South Wales In The 19th Century
Teaching today is a highly skilled and respected profession. What was it like to be a teacher in the 19th Century in South Wales?
Early...