In the mid 20th century, llanelli was the largest town in the world where more than half the population. Synopsis john edwards has written the firstever comprehensive history of llanelli. T he dafen iron and tinplate works was built in 18467 by john winkworth, thomas motley, james motley and arthur motley. Repositoriesnl log books 18741938 cmn ro governors managers minutes 18721898 cmn ro admissions registers 18741943 cmn ro llanelli grammar school repositories. Leisure edit the ffwrnes theatre opened in late 2012, replacing the former theatr elli which was part of the llanelli entertainment centre.
Located on the a48, dafen trade park sits on the gateway to llanelli offering tenants an audience of. Church of st michael and all angels, llanelli, carmarthenshire. It sits on the loughor estuary on the southernmost coast, some 10 miles westnorthwest of swansea and 12 miles southeast of the county town, carmarthen. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Area information for industrial estate, dafen, llanelli. The church here was formed at first as a branch of bethel. Dafen borders the villages of felinfoel bryngwynmawr, bryn, penceilogi, and pemberton dafen is also an electoral ward, electing councillors to llanelli rural council and carmarthenshire county council. Established in august 2000, the business has a team of friendly staff waiting to help you. The llanelli star is grateful to the county council for permission to.
View our wide selection of houses and flats for sale in brynheulog, dafen, llanelli sa14. Parish church hall, llanelli, sa15 3bd 0 0 rate this. The churches of dafen and felinfoel a parish within the church in wales. Dafen service station, llanelli petrol stations yell. See all books memories of llanelli read and share your memories of llanelli itself or of a particular photo of llanelli. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of st davids. Check dafen service station llanelli in llanelli, dafen road on cylex and find. This page combines information for the address dafen, llanelli, wales, sa14 8qe, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. Before i was born, my parents and my two elder sisters lived at, 49 gors fach, dafen. Dafen service station llanelli llanelli, dafen road. Chapels database for llanelli parish, carmarthenshire. Property to rent in gordon road, llanelli sa14 renting.
Dafen is also an electoral ward, electing councillors to llanelli rural council and carmarthenshire county council. Interesting information for dafen, llanelli, wales, sa14. Llanelli beach is roughly twenty minutes drive from where i lived, give or take depending on traffic. The town is famous for its proud rugby tradition and is a centre of tinplate production. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of dafen. Property for sale in brynheulog, dafen, llanelli sa14. Llanelli online does not accept responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions contained in these pages, nor is any warranty given to any of the internet sites, publications, attraction venues or establishments listed. Smiths abernant, abernant carmarthenshire smith schoolmaster 1890s mar 11 green thomas smith b 1806 abernant camarthenshire, spouse was mary hutton from conwil elfet, camarthenshire, resided at pantywein abernant 1841,1851,1861, farm labourer then farmer. Llanelli photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. The museum houses a collection of llanelly pottery llanelli spelt with a y at the time of the pottery an art collection and material related to the history of the town.
Originally written in welsh, it was commissioned by carmarthenshire county council as a gift to the national eisteddfod 2000 at llanelli. Books a regional history of the railways of great britain. This beautiful book documents the rich and unrivalled rugby heritage of the club, from its first game in 1876 through to the present day, offering a comprehensive history of the rugby club and its place. See houses, flats and bungalows for rent in gordon road, llanelli sa14 from the top letting agents. A short history of llanelly 1897 llanelli community heritage. Dafen park, off maescanner road, dafen, llanelli, sa14 8lr. There are seven classes in the school, which includes three mixed age classes and a nursery class with 21 fulltime and eight parttime pupils.
The postcode is within the dafen wardelectoral division, which is in the uk parliamentary constituency of llanelli. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Evans, architects and surveyors, llanelli, records 19061915 j. Church of st michael and all angels is a grade ii listed building in llanelli, carmarthenshire, wales. Before the opening of the chapel, prayer meetings of the local baptists had been held in a private house in globe row, dafen. Welcome to easybooks established accountancy services in llanelli. Easybooks is a business based in south wales offering excellent support for the financial functions of your business. Prince philip hospital, bryngwyn mawr, dafen, llanelli, sa14 8qf new general hospital built on green field site in the 1980s. Opened in jun 2016 as the headquarters of wales air ambulance, which also operates helimed 57 from here. Browse 7 photo books on llanelli and the surrounding area.
Chapels database for llanelli parish carmarthenshire genealogy. This arrangement will be ultimately transferred to a formal lease for a 99 year period. Llanelli is where i was born and i grew up in the small village of dafen. Find property to let in gordon road, llanelli sa14 with the uks leading online property market resource. Industrial estate, dafen, llanelli, wales, sa14 8ns is within the llanelli rural policing neighbourhood, under the dyfedpowys police force area.
Davids railway a parochial view r oyal assent was given in june 1828 to an act of parliament for making and maintaining a railway or tramway by the carmarthenshire railway company the llanelly railway and dock company from machynis pool to gelli gille farm, north east of the hamlet of dafen. Dafen park was recently transferred to the council under a licence to occupy agreement from carmarthenshire county council. Mynydd mawr hospital, upper tumble, sa14 6bu west wales isolation hospital, probably established between the wars. Two bedroom terraced house for let in the village of dafen. Nevill and the llanelly iron shipping company, national library of wales journal, vol. Dafen tonight, unsure as to how for they got to go but they started at around 19. Get contact details, videos, photos, opening times and map directions. Find properties to buy in brynheulog, dafen, llanelli sa14 with the uks largest datadriven property portal. The industrial and maritime history of llanelli and burry port 1750 2000 by robin craig, robert protheroe jones and malcolm symons, published by carmarthenshire county council in 2002. The childrens air ambulance wales ec5t2 gwasc transferred its base from here to cardiff city heliport on 4 dec 2017. Dafen borders the villages of felinfoel bryngwynmawr, bryn, penceilogi, and pemberton.
Since then further research has been done and additional information has come to light regarding the dafen works that augments my. Ltd developed from the dafen tinplate works in llanelli owned by phillips, nunes and co. Its location and layout are shown on the 1921 map below. Llanelli is one of the most famous rugby towns in the world and, as such, has one of the most passionately supported rugby clubs, the scarlets. Dafen library parish church hall dafen llanelli carmarthenshire sa15 3bd.
The llanelly union workhouse was erected in 18378 at the north side of the swansea road. Dafen primary school is in the village of dafen, on the outskirts of llanelli. M y research into the history of the dafen tin plate works and the growth of the eponymous village culminated in the publication of dafen recollections published by carmarthenshire county council in 1991. Shows dafen in 1923 shows dafen in 1830 books about dafen area browse 7 photo books on dafen and the surrounding area. Turn right at 3rd roundabout signposted calsonickansei and diplomat hotel. Adulam baptist, bef 1660, felinfoel births and baptisms 17831819 pro rg43821, lds 828111. Maescanner baptist chapel, llanelli, carmarthenshire. Adulam, felinfoel baptist erected first in the year 1709, rebuilt in 1840 there is a large burying ground attached to the chapel, on a lease. We believe that with the help of the internet and technology, its possible to not only introduce the dafen oil paintings and artists service to every corner of the world, but also to enable people to save more, and live better. A two bedroom end terrace property located in the village of dafen with access to the m4 and local. I have so many wonderful memories of my childhood and the friends i made. Hall closed for foreseeable future due to covid19 coronavirus hall information address. Dafen trade park is llanellis newest trade park development. See all books memories of dafen read and share your.
Buy llanelli memories collectable by robertson, david isbn. Llanelli llwynhendy bynea llangennech old maps of dafen historic maps of dafen and the local area. This ambulance was bought by the corncrakers after she finished ambulance duties. Dafen, carmarthenshire genealogy heraldry and history. Leave the m4 at junction 48 and take the a48 towards llanelli. There are currently 170 pupils on roll between the ages of three and eleven. Maescanner baptist chapel, serving the increasing population of the dafen area, was built in 1863. At the 2001 census the dafen ward had a population of 3,433, increasing to 3,597. Dafen is a village situated east of llanelli in carmarthenshire, wales, part of the llanelli rural community.
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