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HIDDEN
TREASURES
MILFORD HAVEN WATERWAY
Lawrenny Quay
Much of the working life of the Daugleddau centred around Lawrenny Quay in
the middle reaches of the Waterway. In Tudor days the nearby village of Lawrenny
was a trading place with an estimated 12 households. A 1762 map of Lawrenny
shows Lawrenny ferry and nearby buildings, possibly Quay House, Ferry Cottage,
a public house and a boathouse and yard on the site of the present Lawrenny
Arms.
A marine air base was established at Lawrenny Quay during the Second World
War. This became the permanent home for 764 Squadron and its fleet of 'Walrus'
seaplanes. Up to fifteen 'Walrus's' were sometimes moored on the river between
Lawrenny and Coedcanlas. Officers were billeted at the former Lawrenny Castle,
the site of which is now a National Park picnic site with superb views over
the Carew and Cresswell rivers.
Lawrenny village boasts well-restored cottages and church and still posseses
many medieval features and an old world charm.
Carew Cheriton Control Tower
This is a fascinating place. A restored World
War 2 control tower at what was Carew Cheriton
airfield.
There was a Royal Naval Air Station known as
Pembroke on the same site, which housed airships
which used
for coastal patrol flights during the First
World War. But it really came into its own
when the
first aircraft arrived in April 1939 – and
stayed until November 1945. From here, Coastal
Command
squadrons were engaged on convoy and coastal
patrol duties
and bombing raids were also carried out on
targets along the French coast.
Tower House, Angle
Dating from the 14th century, the Tower House
is an excellent example of a medieval fortified
house.
The tower is all that is left of what would
have been a much larger house and would have
had a moat
and walled enclosure. Now it is the only
surviving tower house in Wales and well worth
a visit.
Dovecote, Angle
Nearby is an impressive dovecote which is
solidly built in stone and has 14 rows
of 30 nest holes.
No doubt it would have supplied plenty
of meals for the local lord’s banquets.
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Also in this
section:
-
History and Legends
- In and Around the
Preseli Hills
- St David's Peninsula
- Narberth and the Landsker Borderlands
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