9:00am Tuesday 7th July 2009
The Story of the Milford Haven Waterway
Sybil Edwards
It is difficult to believe that eight years has passed since the publication of the first edition of this splendid book.
The Story of the Milford Haven Waterway (Logaston Press, £12.95) is an updated second version with new details of the latest developments on the shores of the Haven, including the new LNG terminals.
Few people could be better qualified to write in depth about Milford Haven, for Sybil Edwards was the Western Telegraph's staff reporter for the port and district as a teenager in the 1940s and 1950s.
She trawled the town and its bustling fishmarket and docks for news when it was still a flourishing fishing port and continued to take an interest throughout its development as one of the UK’s major oil ports. She also married into the Edwards family, generations of whom contributed to the building of the town.
As comprehensively researched and illustrated as the first, this revision reveals many new facets not covered in other histories.
There is new data about the archaeological finds made during the LNG construction works, the medieval merchant's house discovered in Quay Street, Haverfordwest, in 1983 and a reconstruction project at St Fagans and plans for the proposed power station.
Covering the entire tidal area of the waterway up to Haverfordwest, Carew and Blackpool Mill, the book will provide a splendid reference book for students and be a useful source of local information It should also jog many memories and settle a few arguments.
Derek Rees
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