Tenby & Saundersfoot Through Time

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beach will be from these waves. If the arrow points towards land, most of the waves’ power will reach individual waves out to sea or at the beach can be higher than this number. If you are close to the Tenby’s fortunes revived after another war. In 1798, the French General Napoleon Bonaparte began conquering Europe and restricting the British upper class from making their Grand Tours to continental spa towns. In 1802, local resident Sir William Paxton bought his first property in the old town. From this point onwards, he invested heavily in the area with the full approval of the town council.

The town’s decline began with two key events. First, Tenby declared for Parliament in the English Civil War. After being taken by Royalists forces in 1648, the town was surrendered to Colonel Thomas Horton ten weeks later. Second, a plague outbreak killed half of the town’s population in 1650. In 1457, Jasper Tudor agreed to share the costs of refurbishing and improving Tenby’s defences with the town’s merchants. This work included heightening the wall to include a second tier of higher arrow slits behind a new parapet walk. Additional turret towers were added to the ends of the walls where they abutted the cliff edges, and the dry ditch outside walls was widened to 30 feet (9.1 m). Filling the hotels and guest houses the visitors poured into the resort. Taking in the glorious sea air they explored the shoreline and caves, they promenaded in their finest, they took into the sea from horse drawn bathing machines, embracing all that the resort offered. On summer days they would listen to the band playing on Castle Hill taking in the majestic view we all know and love today. As with all things Victorian, class and status prevailed, the resort’s finest hotels flourished, providing the upper echelons of society with contemporary world class accommodation. It is a book which will evoke much nostalgia among local residents and will intrigue and inform both those who have retired to these communities and the many thousands of people who each year make Saundersfoot and Tenby their choice of holiday destination. It is the first new book to have been written on this area for many years, and will be essential reading for anyone familiar with this popular and beautiful part of the Pembrokeshire Coast.

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Chance of precipitation represents how likely it is that rain (or other types of precipitation, such as Paxton also took in developments in the area as required by rich Victorian tourists. This included the discovery of a chalybeate spring in his own park at Middleton Hall, and coaching inns from Swansea to Narberth. He built Paxton’s Tower, in memorial to Lord Nelson whom he had met in 1802 when mayor of Carmarthen. Paxton’s efforts to revive the town succeeded and after the Battle of Trafalgar, the growth of Victorian Tenby was inevitable. In the Late Middle Ages, Tenby was awarded royal grants to finance the maintenance and improvement of its defences. These grants financed the construction of the large D-shaped tower known as the ‘Five Arches’. This tower was built following the failed Spanish Armada invasion of England in 1588.

This splendid selection of nearly 200 images is the work of gifted photographer, Mark Davis. Material has not only been taken from the author’s own vast archive but also from several other local sources. The reader is taken on a fascinating pictorial tour into the past of Saundersfoot and Tenby in which we encounter great events and celebrations, forgotten patterns of work and many colourful local characters, to emerge truly inspired by the continued beauty and charm of the area throughout the years. Saundersfoot in contrast to Tenby was for the most a heavily industrialised village just 3 miles away. The coming of tourism to the village was slow but progressive. For many decades the train would haul both miners and coal through the centre of the village from the collieries spread around the local area. Rich in her industrial heritage Saundersfoot was a bustling 19 th century port exporting both iron-ore and anthracite coal. As industry began to decline the village fully embraced her conversion to tourism providing the visitor today with all that is good about the ‘Seaside holiday’. Her beaches and pretty harbour melting the hearts of the most critical holidaymaker. The arrow shows the direction the wind is blowing. The letters show the direction the wind is blowingThis is the average height of the waves, 1-2 miles out to sea. The height of the waves can vary. The No risk of UV - It’s safe to stay outside. 1-2 Low - You can safely stay outside. Consider sunscreen in direct sunlight. 3-5 Moderate - Take care during midday hours and do not spend too much time in the sun unprotected. Sunscreen advised. 6-7 High - Seek shade during midday hours, cover up and wear sunscreen. 8-10 Very high - Spend time in the shade between 11am and 3pm. Shirt, sunscreen and hat are essential. 11 Extreme - Avoid being outside during midday hours. Shirt, sunscreen and hat essential. This number shows the air temperature for the time period. You can see the temperature in Celsius or The arrow shows the direction of the wind (up is north). If the arrow points from land to sea, the wind