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Historic Haverfordwest: In Pictures
Step back in time with these historic photos of Haverfordwest, courtesy of the 'Pembrokeshire Museum Service Collection'.
Charles Davies and Derek Rees of Haverfordwest filled us in on the background to the photos, which you can read underneath the slideshow.
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Portfield Fair, Haverfordwest, early 1900s
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Portfield Fair is held on St. Thomas Green. It is an annual fair held on 5 October - it was also a hiring fair for farm hands/servants. The fair was originally held on Portfield Common - hence it's name. The three boys in the centre of the photo from left to right are Alfred James, Charlie Gibbon and John Mendus.
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your comments
Fraser. Northampton
My grandparents lived at Hawthorn Cottage after W.W.I and my grandfather used to frequent The Rifleman on The Green. He was a member of The Thomas Reading Room Rifle Club. I believe the pub is now a chemist and Hawthorn Cottage is now a small cul-de-sac of bungalows. He was a well known local character and achieved some success in the field of pony racing in the '20's.
Wed Nov 7 11:01:31 2007
Graham Carter, Cardiff
My maternal great grandparents kept the Rifleman Inn on St Thomas' Green in the early nineteen hundreds. This is only the second of the Green I have seen of this era.
Thu Sep 21 15:55:49 2006
Vera Lowe
Charlie Gibbon was my father's first cousin. My father was Frederick Gibbon - Fred Gibbon like his own father, son of Ebenezer.
Thu Jul 27 15:37:58 2006
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