Llangwm Local History Society

Pembrokeshire


L_6 Occupations

 

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Reference: L_6_3_19
Title: Photograph of Claude Folland in Compass Net boat.
Description: Colour photograph of Claude Folland and compass net boat on the Cleddau.  1 item.
Date: NK

 

Reference: L_6_3_20
Title: Photograph of picking the herring nets at Black Tar.
Description: Poor quality colour photograph of picking the nets at black tar featuring two small boats close insure and individuals working in waders.  1 item.
Date: NK

 

Reference: L_6_3_21
Title: Enlarged photograph of picking the herring nets at Black Tar.
Description: Cardboard mounted and separate good quality colour photograph of picking the nets at black tar featuring two small boats close insure and individuals working in waders.  1 file.
Date: NK

 

Reference: L_6_3_22
Title: Brief outline of Compass Netting.
Description: A4 sheet with brief 3 sentences regarding Compass Netting.  1 item.
Date: NK

 

Reference: L_6_4_1
Title: Hook Mine - brief information on Hook Colliery.
Description: A5 sheet providing three short paragraphs of information on Hook Colliery.  1 item.
Date: NK

 

Reference: L_6_4_2
Title: Order of Service for Hook Miners Memorial Garden and War Memorial Dedication.
Description: Order of Service for Hook Miners Memorial Garden and War Memorial Dedication.  1 item.
Date: 17/07/2011

 

Reference: L_6_4_3
Title: List of Hook Colliery related material held at Pembrokeshire Archives.
Description: A4 hand-written pencil list of Hook Colliery related material at Pembrokeshire Archives including reference codes.  1 item.
Date: NK

 

Reference: L_6_4_4
Title: The Hook Coalfield, Pembrokeshire, Brief Notes.
Description: A3 photocopied pages of information on the Hook Coalfield by T W Harcourt Roberts, Little Milford, Haverfordwest.  1 file.
Date: NK

 

Reference: L_6_4_5
Title: Topic List of Coal Mining in Pembrokeshire from Pembrokeshire Archives.
Description: Early topic list of Coal Mining in Pembrokeshire produced by Pembrokeshire Archives, part of Pembrokeshire County Council detailing published and original material in their possession at time of writing.  1 file.
Date: NK

 

Ploughing at Llangwm Ferry

Reference: Unallocated
Title: Ploughing a Field at Llangwm Ferry.
Description: An image of two horses ploughing a field at Llangwm Ferry. The horses belonged to Mr George Field of Barn Farm, now Honeyhook.
Date: 1936

 

Olwen Morgan

Reference: Unallocated
Title: Olwen Morgan, Green's Motors.
Description: An image of Olwen Morgan, Green's Motors first female bus driver.
Date: c.1940s-1950s

 

Herring picking at Black Tar

Reference: Unallocated
Title: Picking Out Herrings at Black Tar..
Description: An image of Gareth Morgan, John Brock and Llewellyn John picking out herrings at Black Tar..
Date: 1967

 

Llewellyn John, Gareth Morgan and John Brock

Reference: Unallocated
Title: Picking Out Herrings at Black Tar.
Description: An image of Llewellyn John, Gareth Morgan and John Brock picking out herrings at Black Tar.
Date: 1967

 

Reference: Unallocated
Title: Four Fishermen at Black Tar.
Description: An image of Gareth Morgan, Dilwyn Lewis, John Brock and Llewellyn John at Black Tar.
Date: 1967

 

Llangwm Compass Boat

Reference: Unallocated
Title: A Traditional Llangwm Boat.
Description: An copy of a photograph of a traditional Llangwm finishing boat, now located at St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff. The boat was built by John Palmer at Llangwm in 1880, and was used by Ivor Palmer, until 1970, for compass netting for salmon and the drift netting of herring in Milford Haven and on the River Cleddau.
Date: 2010

 

Llangwm Compass Boat

Reference: Unallocated
Title: A Traditional Llangwm Boat.
Description: An copy of a photograph of a traditional Llangwm finishing boat, now located at St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff. The boat was built by John Palmer at Llangwm in 1880, and was used by Ivor Palmer, until 1970, for compass netting for salmon and the drift netting of herring in Milford Haven and on the River Cleddau.
Date: 2010