Hanes Emlyn, the Town History Society, now has a collection of around 1,700 photographs begged, borrowed etc. from townspeople. 700 of these were the basis of the Millenium 2000 Exhibition.
Since then many other photographs, shop receipts, adverts etc. have come to light.
These have all been scanned and printed and will form part of forthcoming exhibitions. As a society Hanes Emlyn holds meetings between September and May on the second Wednesday of each month at 7.30pm in the Old Library, Market Hall, Newcastle Emlyn.
Many interesting talks have been heard over the last few months.
Contact names, Secretary - Peggy Beech 01239 858934, Chairman - Liz Wynne
Website www.newcastleemlyn.info

The Castle was the structure that gave Newcastle Emlyn its name. Built around 1240 on the site of a former motte and bailey castle on a promontory surrounded on three sides by the River Teify. Blown up by Cromwell during the Civil War it was badly damaged but most of the damage was done by locals taking away the stone to build houses in the town. Some excavation and restoration was done in the 1980’s and a dungeon was discovered. This has been sealed but contains window parts, glass fragments, etc.
The little chapel that is visible in the middle of the picture was built on the site of a mediaeval chapel. It was demolished around 1860. When the car park was extended near the Castle gates human bones were found in what was the floor of the mediaeval chapel. Used as a school from 1843 t0 1852 and then a storehouse it was known as ‘Capel Bach y Drindod’ (Little chapel of the Trinity) and was a chapel of ease under ‘Kennarth’ (now Cenarth) where the parish church was located. This little chapel was the forerunner of Holy Trinity Church.