Hi Gerry,
I can remember my grandparents living in the Backe,Burry Port
(where I was born). During the late 40s,early 50s I remember the power
station going up, still hear the pile driver putting in the foundations,I
was facinated with the little dump trucks moving around the site and dumping
their loads. The old folks had a tlwc at the bottom of the garden with the
mochyn inside, they'd kill the mochyn in the back yard and hang the carcass
in the kitchen, I can still see the pan under the carcass catching the
blood, next thing was to salt the meat (salty bacon for months after!) then
I can remember them making and packing the lava -bread ready to sell
locally, and let's not forget what every good home had, apart from the
outside toilets and commodes inside, but the old fly paper hanging over the
dinner table,watching the flies struggle to get off was much more
interesting to watch that some of the stuff on the telly today!.
Barrie Davies
#2032
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From: Therese and Gerry Lewis <project(a)asterisk.co.uk>
To: CARMARTHENSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Thursday 08 2000 12:47 AM
Subject: Re: Fw: Enumeration District/1a
Hi "Tots"
You wrote:
I am surprised writer says it is difficult to know what Llanelli
looked like in those days. The records are at Llanelli Library.
I still contend that it IS rather difficult to imagine what Llanelli was
like 150 years ago, even if one has access to the Llanelli Library - and
the vast majority of listers don't.
I wonder how many can imagine what life was like even 50 years ago in
Llanelly - living in a terraced house with no bathroom. The
WC/bog/john/pissplek was outside, with no lighting. No central heating.
The simple fun of switching the kitchen light off at night and switching
it back on again in order to catch the cockroaches. No television
(Wenvoe transmitter had not been built). About eight cinemas. Listening
to the Radio Rental choice of two programes. "Home" Service and the
"Light" programme. No supermarkets and no refrigerator or freezer, so
shopping was done on a daily basis. No electrical gadgets. Very few
people had cars - one walked or took a bus. 50 kids to a class at Park
Street Junior School. The illegal bookie in the garden of one of the
houses on the other side of James Street. No pubs open on Sundays - not
that that fact bothered me at the time! No superstores on the edge of
town. I could go on, but I won't.
Gerry Lewis
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