| Pembroke Dock 1814-2014: A Bicentennial Look Back Contributor(s): Carradice, Phil (Author), MacCallum, Roger (Author) |
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ISBN: 1445617749 ISBN-13: 9781445617749 Publisher: Amberley Publishing OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - History - History | Military - Naval - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - Repair & Maintenance |
| Dewey: 387.1 |
| LCCN: 2014498530 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 6.5" W x 9.2" (0.45 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 2014 Pembroke Dock celebrates 200 years since its founding, when a Royal Dockyard - the only one ever to exist in Wales - was established here on the banks of Milford Haven. The dockyard was the reason for the rapid development of the town, with people from rural Pembrokeshire and from all around Britain moving to the area to work in the dockyard and the industries that serviced it. The closure of the dockyard in 1926 was a severe blow, and many families moved from the area to other dockyard towns. A new use was found for the dockyard and in the 1930s the RAF took over much of the old yard. Pembroke Dock was above all a military town, since, in addition to the RAF base, there were Army garrisons at Llanion, Defensible and Pennar Barracks. Today there is no military presence and the dockyard now hosts a ferry to Ireland. Pembroke Dock, 1814 - 2014: A Bicentennial Look Back presents readers with a series of photographs and old prints, illustrating the development of the town from the first half of the nineteenth century to the present day. |
Contributor Bio(s): Carradice, Phil: - Phil Carradice is a full time writer and broadcaster. He is a graduate of Cardiff University and UWIC in Cardiff and taught for thirty years, becoming Head of a large residential Special School. He has had numerous books published including novels, history, biography and poetry. He is a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 3 & 4 and on TV programmes such as The One Show. He presents The Past Master on BBC Radio Wales. He lives in the Vale of Glamorgan.MacCallum, Roger: - Roger MacCallum was born and brought up Pembrokeshire, within a stone's throw of the shoreline of the estuary of Milford Haven. A subsequent career as a Geologist brought frequent visits to the Pembrokeshire coast. Now retired, he still spends much time in his native county. |