Timeline of Llanelli history
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This article is a timeline of Llanelli history. For a full article on the town, see Llanelli
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1772 – John Wesley
visits Llanelly.
1779 – Wesley visits again.
1780 – Independent chapel established at Capel Als.
1785 – Calvinist
Methodist
church established at Gelli On.
1791 – Blast furnace
set up in Cwmddyche by Gevers and Ingman.
1795 – Alexander Raby begins to operate mining and melting of metal ores. Llanelly’s population recorded as less than 500.
1802 – Establishment of foundry and engineering works by Waddle in New Dock.
1803 – Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway opened
1805 – Llanelly’s copper works established by Daniel & Co.
1809 – Llanelly is hit by floods. Jubilee of King George
celebrated by townsfolk. Establishment of Capel Newydd.
1810 – Erw Fawr coal pit founded by General Ward.
1813 – Box coal pit opened.
1822 – Sion Chapel founded.
1823 – Part of Parish Church is built.
1828 – Six bells put in tower of the Parish Church. Upper and Lower Markets opened. Wesleyan
church built.
1829 – Construction of Hall Street and New Street begin. Railway allowed between St Davids and Machynys. R.J. Nevill buys all coal pits belonging to General Ward.
1830 – Cambrian copper works opened.
1831 – Town population recorded as 7,646.
1832 – Seventeen persons die in Llanelly after the town is hit by cholera
.
1835 – New Dock opened in Llanelly, the gas company is formed and the local industrialist Alexander Raby dies.
1839 – Swansea Road workhouse
opened.
1840 – The Llanelly Pottery was established.
1875 – Llanelli RFC
, one of the most storied rugby union
clubs in Wales, is formed; though the club itself misidentified its formation date as 1872.
1879 – Stradey Park
opens as the home of Llanelli RFC. It remained the home for Llanelli RFC for nearly 130 years, and later for the regional side Scarlets, but closed in November 2008 when the teams' new home, Parc y Scarlets
, opened in nearby Pemberton.
1895 – Host the National Eisteddfod of Wales
1911 – Riots occur as a part of railway strikes during 'the great unrest'. On 17 August, strikers at Llanelli held up trains at one of the level crossings in the town. The army
was called in the next day and two bystanders were shot dead. Railway trucks carrying detonators were set on fire, causing an explosion that killed four people.
1930 – Hosts the National Eisteddfod.
1962 – Hosts the National Eisteddfod.
1972 – "The Day the Pubs Ran Dry"—31 October, when Llanelli RFC defeated the touring All Blacks
of New Zealand
9-3 (10-3 in today's scoring system) before a crowd of 26,000 at Stradey Park. Pubs throughout the town ran dry serving fans celebrating the win.
2008 –
2009 –
Llanelli
Llanelli , the largest town in both the county of Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed , Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately west-north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. The town is famous for its proud rugby...
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1700s
1761 – Oldest map of Llanelli created, where MachynysMachynys
Machynys, or Machynys Peninsula is a coastal area in south Llanelli, formerly occupied by a tinplate works and housing for its workers. After the works' closure, the housing was emptied in the mid 1960s and the site remained largely derelict awaiting abortive regeneration plans.The site has been...
is shown to be an island.
1772 – John Wesley
John Wesley
John Wesley was a Church of England cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, as founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield...
visits Llanelly.
1779 – Wesley visits again.
1780 – Independent chapel established at Capel Als.
1785 – Calvinist
Calvinism
Calvinism is a Protestant theological system and an approach to the Christian life...
Methodist
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
church established at Gelli On.
1791 – Blast furnace
Blast furnace
A blast furnace is a type of metallurgical furnace used for smelting to produce industrial metals, generally iron.In a blast furnace, fuel and ore and flux are continuously supplied through the top of the furnace, while air is blown into the bottom of the chamber, so that the chemical reactions...
set up in Cwmddyche by Gevers and Ingman.
1795 – Alexander Raby begins to operate mining and melting of metal ores. Llanelly’s population recorded as less than 500.
1800s
1801 – Llanelly’s first census – population 2,972.1802 – Establishment of foundry and engineering works by Waddle in New Dock.
1803 – Llanelly and Mynydd Mawr Railway opened
1805 – Llanelly’s copper works established by Daniel & Co.
1809 – Llanelly is hit by floods. Jubilee of King George
George IV of the United Kingdom
George IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later...
celebrated by townsfolk. Establishment of Capel Newydd.
1810 – Erw Fawr coal pit founded by General Ward.
1813 – Box coal pit opened.
1822 – Sion Chapel founded.
1823 – Part of Parish Church is built.
1828 – Six bells put in tower of the Parish Church. Upper and Lower Markets opened. Wesleyan
Methodism
Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...
church built.
1829 – Construction of Hall Street and New Street begin. Railway allowed between St Davids and Machynys. R.J. Nevill buys all coal pits belonging to General Ward.
1830 – Cambrian copper works opened.
1831 – Town population recorded as 7,646.
1832 – Seventeen persons die in Llanelly after the town is hit by cholera
Cholera
Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. The main symptoms are profuse watery diarrhea and vomiting. Transmission occurs primarily by drinking or eating water or food that has been contaminated by the diarrhea of an infected person or the feces...
.
1835 – New Dock opened in Llanelly, the gas company is formed and the local industrialist Alexander Raby dies.
1839 – Swansea Road workhouse
Workhouse
In England and Wales a workhouse, colloquially known as a spike, was a place where those unable to support themselves were offered accommodation and employment...
opened.
1840 – The Llanelly Pottery was established.
1875 – Llanelli RFC
Llanelli RFC
Llanelli Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club founded in 1875 and its senior team is one of the leading club sides in Wales. The club began the 2008-09 season at their historic home ground of Stradey Park in Llanelli, but moved in November 2008 to the new Parc y Scarlets in adjacent...
, one of the most storied rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
clubs in Wales, is formed; though the club itself misidentified its formation date as 1872.
1879 – Stradey Park
Stradey Park
Stradey Park was a rugby union stadium located near the centre of the town of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales. It was the home of the Scarlets region and Llanelli RFC rugby teams. The stadium was a combination of seating and standing with a total capacity of 10,800...
opens as the home of Llanelli RFC. It remained the home for Llanelli RFC for nearly 130 years, and later for the regional side Scarlets, but closed in November 2008 when the teams' new home, Parc y Scarlets
Parc y Scarlets
Parc y Scarlets is a rugby union stadium in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, that opened in November 2008 as the new home of the Scarlets and Llanelli RFC. The ground replaced Stradey Park, the home of Llanelli's rugby teams for almost 130 years...
, opened in nearby Pemberton.
1895 – Host the National Eisteddfod of Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
1900s
1903 – Hosts the National Eisteddfod for a second time.1911 – Riots occur as a part of railway strikes during 'the great unrest'. On 17 August, strikers at Llanelli held up trains at one of the level crossings in the town. The army
British Army
The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...
was called in the next day and two bystanders were shot dead. Railway trucks carrying detonators were set on fire, causing an explosion that killed four people.
1930 – Hosts the National Eisteddfod.
1962 – Hosts the National Eisteddfod.
1972 – "The Day the Pubs Ran Dry"—31 October, when Llanelli RFC defeated the touring All Blacks
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
of New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
9-3 (10-3 in today's scoring system) before a crowd of 26,000 at Stradey Park. Pubs throughout the town ran dry serving fans celebrating the win.
2000s
2000 – Hosts the National Eisteddfod.2008 –
- 24 October—Stradey Park hosts its last match, an EDF Energy Cup2008-09 EDF Energy CupThe 2008-09 EDF Energy Cup is the 38th season of England's national rugby union cup competition, and the fourth to follow the recently adopted Anglo-Welsh format....
contest in which the Scarlets defeat BristolBristol RugbyBristol Rugby is a rugby union club based in Bristol, England. The club currently plays in the RFU Championship and competes in the British and Irish Cup. They rely in large part on the many junior rugby clubs in the region, particularly those from 'the Combination'...
27–0. - 15 November—Parc y ScarletsParc y ScarletsParc y Scarlets is a rugby union stadium in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, that opened in November 2008 as the new home of the Scarlets and Llanelli RFC. The ground replaced Stradey Park, the home of Llanelli's rugby teams for almost 130 years...
opens with a match between Llanelli RFC and Cardiff RFCCardiff RFCCardiff Rugby Football Club is a rugby union football club based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The club was founded in 1876 and played their first few matches at Sophia Gardens, but soon relocated to Cardiff Arms Park where they have been based ever since...
, with the home team comfortably winning 32–3.
2009 –
- 31 January—The official opening ceremony of Parc y Scarlets is held; the main event is a match between the Scarlets and the BarbariansBarbarian F.C.The Barbarian Football Club, usually referred to as the Barbarians and nicknamed the "Baa-Baas", is an invitational rugby union team based in Britain...
, with the Scarlets winning 40–24.