Book Launch - Carms Journal July 2010

Surprised to find half a page devoted to our new book - Llanteg - Looking Back in today's Carmarthen Journal - 28th July 2010.

Trip to Flying Boat Museum July 2010

A small group, joined by some friends from the Amroth Group, visited the Flying Boat Museum at Pembroke Dock on 24th July 2010.

Unfortunately, as always, this clashed for a few people so only three people went from Llanteg, joined by five from Amroth.

Arrangements were easily made with Judith Davies who was most helpful from the beginning.

Llanteg - Winifred Tunster, her daughter Dawn Merry and son John Lewis-Tunster.
Amroth - Susan and Alan Evans, Elizabeth Hall, Nick and Jill.

Society Members 2010



Tony Brinsden - Chairman

Ruth Roberts - Secretary

John Lewis-Tunster - Treasurer

Judith Lloyd - past Treasurer and current Editor

Margaret Brinsden

Eirwen Davies

Maureen Ebsworth

Audrey James

Mollie James

Dilys Jenkinson

Jane Lawrence

Katherine Lloyd

Carol Mason

Winifred Tunster

Carol & Owen Vaughan

Andy Webb

Ruth Webb

Castle Ely and Muttongate

Information from Elizabeth Wilson on the Llewellyn family of Castle Ely (ancestors of Tony Brinsden)
I've noticed the Llewellin's in West Pool and Middle Pool. They're still there in 1911 census, but have no connection with my family at all, as far as I can see.  
I think Muttongate, Ciffig, (Tony's grandmother Anne was born there in 1887) must be one of the old cottages around Castle Ely - it is between Syke and Castle Ely on the census. It must have been on the old road through Castle Ely. There seems to be the remains of a track leading from Castle Ely to Syke along the bottom land, although it isn't shown on the maps. My cousin Angela was telling me that when she was a child, she and her sisters used to walk from East Pool to Castle Ely along a track along the bottom of Syke to visit our Auntie Annie (Mrs Albert Wilson). Having said that, I've just had a look at the old 1840 map and there is a track from Greenbridge, past East Pool, through Pwll Cogan (West and Middle Pool), below Syke and coming out at Castle Ely.  It just shows how closely connected these places were in the past when the roads took a different path. I must get those photos I took sorted out.

1849 Description of Crunwere Parish

CRONWERE (CRUNWEAR), a parish, in the union and hundred of Narberth, county of Pembroke, South Wales, 5 miles (E. S. E.) from Narberth; containing 282 inhabitants. This parish is situated on the eastern confines of the county, a short distance south of the turnpike-road from Laugharne to Narberth. It is bounded on the north by Lampeter, on the south by Amroath, on the west by Ludchurch, and on the east by Carmarthenshire, from which it is separated by a small brook. The number of acres is about 2000, of which 1500 are arable, and 500 pasture. The surface is of a hilly character: the soil is various; red earth, affording rich pasture, extends across a portion of the parish in a direction from north to south; other parts are cold and sterile, with a subsoil of clay; the earth covering the limestone portion is good, but liable to become soon parched and dry. There is a village named Lanteague, the only one in the parish; also a corn-mill, and a mill where the coarse cloth of the country is prepared and dyed: a quarry is likewise worked, producing limestone of fine quality. The living is a discharged rectory, rated in the king's books at £6. 16. 10½., and in the patronage of the Lord Chancellor: the tithes have been commuted for a rent-charge of £105; there is a glebe-house, and the glebe contains sixty-eight acres, valued at £50 per annum. The church, dedicated to St. Elidyr, is a very ancient structure, now nearly in ruins, and contains 200 sittings. A Sunday school was established in the year 1820.

A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1849),

http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=47817.

Llanteg History Exhibitions

From the beginning the History Society wanted to circulate as much information as possible, so as well as publishing books we also decided to hold exhibitions to show the vaste array of photographs and other items which we had collected.

Our first exhibition was held in the summer of 2000.  We had no display boards and relied on old tressle tables, lining paper, drawing pins and bluetack - plus lots of sellotape!  Not what people would call a 'professional job', but the important part in our opinion was all the interesting things on view - not the fact that we could not affort display boards!

The event was held over two days and we had a fanastic response from everyone - both far and wide.

Before it opened

Ruth Roberts, Councillor Mary Megarry, Judith Lloyd

Matthew Roberts helping to fundraise with notelets and jewellery

Matthew Roberts

Our second exhibition was agian held over two days - and was also a great success.  Opened by local historian and author Roscoe Howells, we agaiun had a great attendance - and met many interesting people.

Roscoe Howells

Judith Lloyd and Roscoe Howells

Matthew and Ruth Roberts

More exhibits on the stage

Willie Phillips (Three Gates, Red Roses) telling a story to Ruth and Matthew Roberts

John Lewis-Tunster

Audrey James and Margaret Brinsden helping wiht the refreshments

Ted White (Canada), Philip Nicholas (Baglan) and Ruth Roberts

Ted's wife, Philip and Ruth are all distant cousins

Matthew Roberts - quiet before the opening!

Our third exhibition was held in the middle of the week in July 2003 which proved a great mistake.  It was done to coincide with Amroth's week of activities, but proved not to be what our regular attenders wanted, as many could not make a week day.  So although we had our new display boads on wheels etc - this was not as well supported as our previous two events.

The Tunster family quilt - made by Lydia Sharp

Bits and pieces of interest on the stage

More clothing on the stage

Items and ephemera on the stage

The W.I. patchwork quilt

Displays on the stage

This was the first exhibitions where we had proper display boards

which we put around the hall

We have not had a full-blown exhibition since, although we have had events for the War Memorial Unveiling, Mountain Chapel Gardens Unveiling, plus two book launches.