The Police Station, moved to a custom built 'bunker' style premise in Foundry Row in 2001 and was the 1906 building was demolished in 2004 The Dynevor Arms in Pantyffynnon was built in the 1880s and  has been empty since the 1990sA station called Dyfryn Lodge was built in 1841 on a mineral line that reached Pantyffynnon from Llanelli in 1841. It was renamed Tirydail in 1889, Ammanford and Tirydail in 1960, and Ammanford in 1974

 

 

 

 


Ammanford Police station, built 1906
Dynevor Arms, Pantyffynnon
Ammanford Station (formally Tirydail)
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Next Meeting – 7 pm Monday, May 16th, 2010

The next Archaeology and History Society Meeting will be at 7 pm, Monday May 16th, 2011, at the Ammanford Evangelical Church, Wind Street (former English Wesleyan Church), opposite the Welsh Hospitals and Salvation Army charity shops. Just to remind members, our meetings will be taking place on the third Monday of the month unless stated otherwise.. 

The speaker will be Brian Pierce who will give an illustrtaed talk on the history of the National Botanic Gardens.

SCHEDULE OF SPEAKERS: Here is a list of talks we have organised for 2011. All meetings will start at 7 pm unless otherwise indicated. To make it easier for members to remember when we meet, our meetings are planned for the third Monday of the month, unless exceptional circumstances cause us to change the date. This programme may be subject to unavoidable change.

2011    

January 17th

No meeting

February 22nd

Ellyn Harries

Family History: Just Who Do You Think You Are? Skeletons in Closets and Apples that Fell Really Close to the Tree. (Note: this is a TUESDAY)

March 21st

Gerallt Nash

The move and restoration of St Teilo Talybont church, Pontardulais, to the Museum of National History, St Fagan's.

April 18th

Charles Hill of Dyfed Archaeology Trust

This meeting had had to be CANCELLED due to the illness of the speaker. It will be rescheduled for a later date. (The Early Castles of Gower and Cantref Bychan and the recent dig at Tirydail motte and bailey castle).

May 16th

Brian Pearce

A history of the National Botanic Gardens.

June 20th

Ieuan R Evans

A history of Swansea pottery.

July 18th

Stephen Batsord (National Trust, Newton House, Llandeilo)

The history of Newton House

August 15th

No meeting (holidays)

September 19th

Roy Amman Davies

A History of Ammanford Co-operative Society, a work in progress.

October 17th

Keri Thomas

A history of the Brynamman to Swansea railway.

November 2st

Gwilym Hughes, Chief inspector of ancient monuments and historic buildings for Cadw

Subject to be announced.

December 19th

No meeting

Annual Christmas dinner.

     
PREVIOUS SPEAKERS
     

2010

 

 

January 18th CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS  
February 15th Dominic Conway Gatehouses in Carmarthenshire
March 15th Alun Wyn Bevan subject to be announced
April 19th John Wagstaffe Aberglasney House, history and renovation
May 17th Ann Dorsett, curator Carmarthen Museum Llanelly Pottery
June 21st    
July 19th Richard Jones subject to be announced
August 16th No meeting due to vacations  
Sept 20th Roy Amman Davies 1925 Anthracite Strike
October 18th Jeff Childs Farms and Families of Rhyndwyglydach, Betws mountain
November 22nd Russell Davies Aspects of the history of humour in Wales
December 20th Reverend Towyn Jones: Ghost Stories for Christmas
     
2009    

January 19th

Alun Morgan

Her Majesty's Inspectorate and Educational developments in Wales from the mid-19th century.

February 16th

Roy Amman Davies

Tales, trails and heritage. Interpreting the histories of Ammanford and Llandeilo

March 16th

Heather James

Gwaun Henllan, Llandybie in the Teilo Gospels - the oldest recorded meadow in Wales.

April 20th

Dominic Conway

The restoration of Cwrt Farm, Burry Port

May 18th

Lynn Hughes

The history of Llandeilo's bridges

June 15th

Chris Delaney

An overview of Carmarthenshire archaeology.

July 20th

Terry Norman

Llandeilofawr Workhouse punishment book 1878-1907.

August 17th

No meeting due to summer holidays

September 21st

Dr Kate Roberts, Cadw Inspector of Ancient Monuments

Cadw Guardianship sites in Carmarthenshire including some historical information and also considering the conservation work which Cadw carries out.

October 19th

John Skinner

Cinema at the Coalface: Miners Halls in the Swansea and Amman valleys.

November 16th

Reverend Adrian Teale, vicar of Brynamman

Church development in Ammanfrord.

December 21st

Sulwyn Thomas

A History of broadcasting in Wales.

2008

Monday

Jan 21st

Terry Norman

The History of how Ammanford's Heol Wallasey got its name

Monday

Feb 18th

Rev John Walters, vicar of Pontardulais

Llandeilo Talybont Church, Pontardulais

Monday

March 17th

Dominic Conway

Bridges of Carmarthenshire

Monday

April 21st

Gwilym Hughes, Chief Inspector of CADW

The Fan Foel excavation in 2005

Monday

May 19th

Chris Delaney

An overview of the archaeology of Carmarthenshire.

Monday

June 16th

Wayne Lewis

The medieval Lordship of Iscennen

Monday

July 21st

Lynn Davies

Further aspects of the Musical Culture of the Amman Valley from 1918-today

Monday

Aug 18th

No meeting

Holiday period

Monday

Sept 15th

Cliff Jones

A history of mining in south Wales

Monday

Oct 20th

Ken Burton:

Ammanford during World War 2

Monday

Nov 17th

Toby Driver

Aerial photography and archaeology

Monday

Dec 15th

PREVIOUS SPEAKERS

2007

Monday

Jan 15th

Bill Jones

Emigration from the Amman Valley in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Monday

Feb 19th

Dr. Lyn Davies

Musical culture in the Amman Valley.

Monday

Mar 19th

Gwilym Hughes

Roman fort at Llandeilo

Monday

Apr 16th

Revd. Adrian Teale

Church expansion in the upper Amman valley.

Monday

May 21st

Amman Valley railways.

Monday

June 18th

Bill Toye

History of post cards and postal history.

Monday

July 16th

Lynn Hughes

Royal Defiance (cycle and motor cycle) Co. of Glanamman & Johannesburg.

Monday

Aug 20th

No meeting

Holiday period.

Monday

Sept 17th

Ken Burton

Ammanford during World War I

Monday

Oct 15th

Terry Norman

A brief history of Ammanford from 800 AD

Monday

Nov 19th

Richard Jones

Development of archaeolgical techniques and archaeology in the Ammanford area.

Monday

Dec 17th

Ken Murphy

Recent work on pehistoric farmsteads in West Wales

2006

Monday

Sept 18th

John Dorian Evans

Betws New Mine

Monday

Oct 16th

Roger Turvey

The Lord Rhys, 12th century King of south west Wales (the Kingdom of Deheubarth).

Monday

Nov 20th

Julian Orbach

Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion volume in the Pevsner Buildings of Wales series.

Monday

Dec 18th

Thomas Lloyd

Country houses of the parish of Llandybie and Betws.

 

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