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Alice's Antiques -very famous in Llanelli circles - now sadly no more.
©Ronald John Saunders
The Kebabs Tandoori on the left has now burnt down and the whole street now demolished.
©Ronald John Saunders
Demolition under progress - 4:00pm
©Hywel Williams
Hall Street Methodist Church. The church building has a significant history, "designed as an elaborate Gothic chapel by an architect said to have led the Wesleyan church into the path of the Gothic Revival" (P.Holden, present Architect leading the proposed redevelopment). Construction of the original building was completed in 1856 with further construction completing in 1870. The tower and spire were added in 1896. One of its many ministers was the Rev. James Buckley, who combined his clerical duties with the management of the nearby Buckleys brewery.
©Hywel Williams
St Elli church is the parish church of Llanelli.
©Hywel Williams
Dist:0.1km<br/>All Saints Church, parish church for The Church In Wales in the rectorial benefice of Llanelli.
©Hywel Williams
Dist:0.1km<br/>A typical Llanelli street. Llanelli is built on a hill and many of the streets are quite steep.
©Hywel Williams
Dist:0.1km<br/>This victorian post box is located near to the north eastern corner of Llanelli library and was placed there during the building's construction.
©Hywel Williams
Dist:0.1km<br/>In Vaughan Street. A lovely stone built building with a modern extension to the other part of the building. A sharp contrast.
©Deborah Tilley
Dist:0.1km<br/>This is a recreation of the following 1965 picture from the Frith collection: http://www.francisfrith.com/search/wales/dyfed/llanelli/photos/llanelli_L73097.htm Seemingly little has changed - the junction has been modernised and a few buildings to the left appear to have been demolished. The large tree in the church yard has been felled and other trees have grown.
©Hywel Williams
Dist:0.1km<br/>The old Llanelli library building, with the newer extension to its right. The building is a grade 2 listed structure and has recently needed some extensive repair work as it was becoming unsafe.
©Hywel Williams
Dist:0.1km<br/>Llanelly house is an early 18th Georgian property near the centre of Llanelli town and is one of the town's most historic properties. It was built in 1714 by the MP for Carmarthenshire Thomas Stepney and it's recorded that John Wesley stayed there several times during his evangelical campaigns in the area. After Stepney's death, the mansion fell into disrepair and has also since been used as a commercial property. Over the last couple of years, grants have been awarded for the restoration of the house and was also one of the locations featured in the 2003 BBC series Restoration, making it through to the national final. With regards to spelling, the house's name takes on the anglicised spelling for Llanelli, which was generally used in local government and other bodies until Llanelli was officially accepted as the correct spelling in 1966.
©Hywel Williams
Dist:0.2km<br/>Lych Gate at entrance to St Elli Parish Church constructed in 1911.
©Roger Pagram
Dist:0.2km<br/>This small building which houses the tourist information office was almost certainly once a vestry for the methodist church - the two buildings are actually connected.
©Hywel Williams
Dist:0.2km<br/>Llanelli has had a hard time lately as many of the large multi nationals deserted the town centre for the new retail park at Trostre. I was pleased to see that on a wet monday morning the town appeared quite busy and that a number of shops have new businesses.
©Deborah Tilley

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