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From: "Janie Watkins" <>
Subject: RE: [Cmn-L] Llanelli Birth of a Town
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 2003 11:39:44 -0000
In-Reply-To: <001301c2ce85$9ab01b40$9100a8c0@mshome.net>


Well I've got red ringed eyes from browsing it late into the night - the
directories are great fun - but I can't find much reference to Old Road
Cemetary - was trying to find when it came into being and which Church
it served and still on the trail of the beginnings of Mount Pleasant and
area - everything seems to stop at the Thomas Arms which was effectively
the northern edge of the town... I can't work out why they should have
plonked down a little row of houses sometime around 1850- everything
else came later, filling in the gaps. - most of the building was down
in the centre of town surrounding the factories - Mount Pleasant and
Union Buildings seem to pre-date most other buildings in the area
between Thomas Arms and Parc Howard. As far as I can work out Old Road
School was built around 1870 and appears to be on the site of what used
to be a large house and grounds in Old Road opposite the vicarage gates.

It is interesting to know that we carry the industrial relics with us -
slag was used to make coping stones etc used reguarly on garden walls -
a quick examination of my garden shows that there's plenty of "slag
stone" used.

Janie Watkins

www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk
www.janiewatkins.co.uk



-----Original Message-----
From: Pauline James [mailto:]
Sent: 07 February 2003 08:48
To:
Subject: Re: [Cmn-L] Llanelli Birth of a Town


Hi Janie

I picked up my copy straight from Benita pre publication, when it was
even cheaper.....

Yes, its a good CD, but again, I've not had chance to go through
it...think I've only checked the directories, which are very
informative.......

It's a lot cheaper to post than the Industrial and Maritime History of
Llanelly and Burry Port....which weighs 4 pounds 8 ounzes......or for
our new conversion over 2kilos......

Pauline








----- Original Message -----
From: "Janie Watkins" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 10:31 PM
Subject: RE: [Cmn-L] Llanelli Star - Old Photos


> Well it's slightly ironic that all these old schools are featured as
> the front page splash claims that heorin is now being circulated in
> the school playgrounds.
>
> I splashed out today and bought the new cd - Llanelli - Birth of a
> Town It looks like it's going to be the most fantastic value - it's an

> Acrobat pdf file - some 2000+ pages long! I'm still on the
> introduction which includes a long list of bibliography for reference
> and a vast list of web links - could make the winter evenings pass by
> quickly! It's absolutely crammed full of facts and references which
> I'm sure any researchers are going to find very useful.
>
> I bought mine at Computer Xchange in Stepney Street but I think it's
> available in several outlets around town and also via the web.
>
> Janie Watkins
>
> www.globalsnookercentre.co.uk
> www.janiewatkins.co.uk
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Pauline James [mailto:]
> Sent: 06 February 2003 22:17
> To:
> Subject: Re: [Cmn-L] Llanelli Star - Old Photos
>
>
> I'b better read my copy, bought it but not had chance to read it
> yet......the schools I attended are not there either!!
>
> Pauline
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roger Gooding" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 10:11 PM
> Subject: [Cmn-L] Llanelli Star - Old Photos
>
>
> > Hi Janie
> >
> > Thanks for that information, my old school is there but 1924 is a
> > bit
> before my time. I will ask my sister, who lives in Llanelli to pick up

> a weekly copy for me.
> >
> > Many Thanks
> > Carolyn
> >
> >
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