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John Jenkins Chalinder’s Directory - 1872

This trade directory is a valuable source of information and gives an insight to the people, industries and business in Llanelli during the industrialisation of the town.

John Jenkins Chalinder was the stepson of John Eynon, a Post Master and Innkeeper, who lived at the Thomas Arms. A perusal of the Directory will reveal that John Jenkins was involved in many of the town’s businesses including emigration to America and Insurance.

The Directory shows that in 1872 the Thomas Arms was a Posting House and the Post Office, which housed a Savings Office, was in Vaughan Street. The Thomas Arms was a coaching house at which mail coaches would arrive daily and was the place where their horses would be stabled, fed and watered.

The First Edition was published on 1st June 1872 and was priced at 1s. It was printed by Broon & Thomas of Market Street, Llanelly.

Extracts from Chalinder's Trade Directory of 1872

Llanelly Directory, including the following places:

Llanelly; Burry Port; Loughor; Bryn; Llanon; Cross Hands; Llangennech; Cwmfelin; Llwynhendy; Dafen; Pontardulais; Felin Foel; Pontyberem; Five Roads; Ponthenry; Furnace

Coal was evidently the origin of Llanelly as a port and its new era of existence may with justice be dated from the first shipment of that black but highly prized diamond; “and as each craft arrived the wondering villagers quickly congregated around and often were regaled with the product of the vine in return for the fuel they fetched down along the beach aided by their horses each carrying a few hundred weights, the ballast was thrown out promiscuously on the sand, but more generally beside those streams that now exhibit its traces in hard and firmly bound heaps, then laden with this mineral they traversed the high seas, not to seek but to be sought for by merchants in their native lands, and traffic was with France. Then the little island flourished the Machynys was a smuggler”.

There are at present about 30 collieries in this neighbourhood (besides many smaller pits) all in full work and raising annually it is computed about 850,000 tons of coal; the different qualities of coal they produce are steam coals free burning possessing the rare quality of producing little or no smoke, anthracite, or stone coal, of the best quality and bituminous coal.

The average annual shipments of coal at Llanelly for the last few years amount to about 320,000 tons, the principal trade being with the United Kingdom, France, Spain and the Mediterranean. A large quantity is also sent by rail. The surplus is consumed by the numerous works in the vicinity, including domestic consumption.

The smelting of copper, lead and silver is carried on on a large scale at Llanelly and Pembrey offering employment to a large number of the inhabitants and supporting many other branches of industry. There are the copperworks, large mills where the copper is worked into various forms, such as sheets, rods, pans, locomotive fire boxes &c., yellow metal is also made at these works and rolled into sheets for sheathing vessels.

Owing to the height of the stacks which convey the sulphurous vapours in dense clouds high into the air the disagreeable effects of copper smoke are not felt in the neighbourhood.

Some local Businessmen and where they lived

George Boulter, Accountant, Prospect Place

William Bowen, Innkeeper of the Waterloo Inn, Salamanca Road (now Station Road)

Thomas Evans, Innkeeper of the Pemberton Arms, Salamanca Road (now Station Road)

Henry Child Buckley, Doctor, Bradbury Hall

James Buckley, Brewer, Penyfai

James Buckley (junior), Bryncaerau

William Bythway, Elm Grove

John Jenkins Chalinder, Stationer, Post Office

Amelia Chalinder, Dressmaker, Upper Park Street

John Eynon, Post Master and Proprietor, Thomas Arms Hotel

Charles Eynon, Manager, Morfa Tin Works

William Hughes, Hotel Keeper, Ty Melin Hotel (Circles), Park Street

Edward Roderick, Coke Manufacturer, Mina Street (Queen Victoria Road)

William Roderick, Bank Manager, West of England & South Wales Bank, Vaughan Street

John R Waddle, Ironfounder, Greenfields

Ambrose Wilson, Clog Maker, West End Inn

James Wilson, Globe Inn, New Dock

Furnace

James Buckley, Penyfai House

Sir John Stepney Bart MP for Borough

Bryn & Llandafen

William Rees, Gelly Farm, Near Bryn

Llangennech

Edmund Morewood, Tinplate Manufacturer, Llangennech Park

Country Residences

Charles William Nevill JP, Westfa, Felin Foel

Richard Nevill, Felin Foel House

William Henry Nevill JP, Robert’s Rest, Ferryside

Frank (Francis) Nevill, Felin Foel House

John Henry Rogers, Llangennech Park

Sir John Stepney Baronet MP, JP, The Dell & 5 St George’s Park, Hyde Park Corner, London

J S Tregoning, Highfield, Tyissa

Breweries

James Buckley, Llanelly Brewery

John Jones, Royal Exchange Brewery

Banks

Llanelly Savings Bank, Park Street (Hopkin Bevan Esq., Actuary)

Post Office Savings Bank, Vaughan Street, Post Master John Eynon

Wilkins & Co. Goring Place (Brecon Old Bank)

J Beavan Phillips (later manager of Lloyds Bank)

West of England & South Wales District Bank, Vaughan Street. William Roderick, Bank Manager

Block & Pump Makers

Jeremiah Gurnett Seaside

Emigration Agents

John Jenkins Chalinder, Vaughan Street and Park Street. Agent for the Anchor line of steamships to New York &c for the Burlington and Missouri River Railroad Company and for the Liverpool and Mississippi steamship line to New Orleans

Hotels and Posting Houses

John Eynon, Thomas Arms Hotel

Mary Llewellyn, Stepney Arms Hotel

Lodging-House Keepers

Mrs Elizabeth Davies

Members of the Board of Guardians

Charles William Nevill, Chairman, Westfa

Richard Nevill, Vice-Chairman, Felin Foel House

William Rees, Gelly

Benjamin Jones, Caeffair

David Davies, Tyissa

Llanelly Post Office, Vaughan Street

Office Open from 7 a.m. – 9 p.m.

John Eynon, Post Master

John Jenkins Chalinder, Assistant

Market Gardeners

William Fulford, Swansea Road

David Jones Mill Lane

Henry Noyes, Bryncaerau Terrace

David Hugh, Felinfoel Road

Mechanical Engineers

John R Waddle, Lanmore (Llanmor) Foundry

Richard Nevill, Wern Foundry

John Powell, Glanmor Foundry

Morewood & Rogers, South Wales Iron Works

Iron & Tinplate Manufacturers &c.

Cambrian Iron and Tinplate Works, Morewood & Rogers

South Wales Iron Works, Morewood & Rogers

Dafen Tinplate Works, Phillips Nunes & Co.

Glanmor Foundry, John Powell

Hendy Tinplate Works, E Boughton & Company Ltd

Llangennech Tinplate Works, George H Banks

Llanelly Tinplate Works, J S Tregoning [Later known as the Morfa Tinplate Company]

Lanmore Foundry, John R Waddle

Marshfield Black Plate Works, R Nevill, Son & Co.

Old Lodge Iron Works, Nevill Brothers

Shovel Forge, Richard Nevill

Wern Iron Works, Richard Nevill

Old Castle Iron and Tinplate Works

Old Castle Iron and Tinplate Company Limited, Joseph Maybery Secretary

Spitty Tinplate Works, J Chivers and Son

Wern Brass Foundry, Thomas Hugh

Maltsters

James Buckley, Llanelly Brewery, Llanelly

John Jones, Royal Exchange Brewery, Park Street

Thomas & Evans, Station Stores

Millers

Thomas Clement, Cwmbach

William Griffiths, Prospect Place

Joseph & Thomas, Station Road

William Jones, Felin-foel

Milliners &c.

Mary Chambers, Water Street

Caroline Douglas, Park Street

Mary Jane Newark, Market Street

Margaret Rees, William Street

Sarah Ann Rowlands, Hall Street

Ann Thomas, Church Street

News Agents

William Ace & Son, Vaughan Street

George Broom, Market Street

Bernard R Rees, Vaughan Street

Nailers

James Brown, Sea Side

William Isaac, Upper Water Street

William Samuel, Custom House Bank

Nurses

Sarah Davies, Zion Row

Elizabeth Davies, Union Square

Johanna James, Tunnel Road

Omnibus Drivers

Edward Hornibrook, Stepney Arms Hotel, Mount Pleasant

John Lloyd, Thomas Arms Hotel, Mount Pleasant

Pawn Brokers

Solomon Blaiberg, Water Street

Israel Dutton, Salamanca Road & Wind Street

Louis Newmark, Murray Street

Pianoforte & Musical Instrument Dealers

William Ace & Son, Vaughan Street

Pilots

Isaac Arnold, Pembrey

Richard Arnold, Pembrey

John Bevan, Pembrey

Phillip Beynon, High Street

David Bonnel, Pembrey

John Charles, near Old Castle Colliery

William Christopher, Pembrey

T Colebrook Pembrey

J Davies, Loughor

John Edwards, Burry Street

John Edwards, Cambrian Place

Joseph Edmonds, Pembrey

John Evans, Cambrian Place

John Francis, St David’s Street

John Gay, Burry Street

William Hughes, 1st Bryn Terrace

William Hughes, 2nd Cambrian Place

Robert Hopkin, Penclawdd

William Lewis, 2nd Pembrey

William Lewis, 4th Pembrey

William Lewis, 5th Pembrey

John Perrot, 1st Cambrian Place

John Perrot, 2nd Machynis Row

Thomas Perrot, High Street

Thomas Phillips, Glanmor Road

William Roberts, Glanmor Road

David Richards, Glanmor Road

Richard Richards, High Street

Hector Rees, New Road

William Richards, Cambrian Place

David Thomas, Burry Street

John Thomas, Pembrey

John Williams, High Street

William Williams, Glanmor Road

David Williams, Burry Street

Hy Winch, New Dock

William Wilson, near Harbour Office

James Winch, Loughor

William Lewis, Loughor

Master Mariners

William Anthony, Victoria Terrace

David Bowen, New Dock

William Charles, Dillwyn Street

William Charles, Bryn Terrace

Thomas Cloke, Railway Terrace

Stephen Cloke, High Street

James Collins, Mill Lane

William Davies, Talbot Street

John Davies, St Paul’s

Thomas B Edwards, Royal Park Hotel

Thomas Evans, High Street

David Evans, Ann Street

John Forsdike, Park Street

Hugh Francis, Bryn Terrace

William H Gurnett, Marine Street

James Howell, Bryn Terrace

John Hughes, Felin-foel

John Hugh, Marine Street

John Jenkins, Glanmor Cottages

T Jones Glanmor, Cottages

T Jones, Bryn Terrace

George Lewis, Marine Street

Thomas Mendus, Glanmor Cottages

William Morgan, Glanmor Cottages

John Morgan, Bryn Terrace

John Morgan, Marine Street

William Marker, Ann Street

John Owens, Old Castle Road

James Owens, New Dock Road

Thomas Phillips, Paddock Street

John Rees, Greenfields

William Rees, Glanmor Road

Henry Rees, Church Street

William Reimer, High Street

Thomas Richards, Bryn Terrace

John Richards, St Paul’s

David Richards, Ann Street

Joseph Richards, Mansel Street

William Roberts, Glanmor Road

John Richards, Glanmor Road

Robert B Samuel, Hall Street

John Samuel, Felin-foel

Edward Samuel, High Street

James Samuel, High Street

John Thomas, Oxen Street

William Thomas, Steam Packet Inn

William Thomas, Mina Street

Edward C Thomas, Ann Street

David William, Ann Street

William Williams, Union Square

James Williams, Felin-foel

Marine Store Dealers

John Carey, Oxen Street

Thomas Collins, Hall Street

James Collins, Swansea Road

William Harries, Gilbert Road

David Theodore, Swansea Road

Painters & Paperhangers

John A Davies, Stepney Street

Evan Evans, King’s Square

James F Jones, Thomas Street

David Rees, Union Terrace

James & Martin Thomas, Upper Park St & Salamanca Road

Anthony Thomas, Bryn Terrace

Insurance Agents

John Chalinder, Vaughan St, Alliance, Life & Fire Office

John Chalinder, Vaughan St, Manchester Fire Office

John Chalinder, Vaughan St, Norfolk Farmers Cattle Insurance

John Chalinder, Vaughan St, Norwich & London Accidental

John Chalinder, Vaughan St, Norwich & London Plate Glass

John Chalinder, Vaughan St, Provident Clerks’ Guarantee Office

John Chalinder, Vaughan St, Provident Clerks’ Life Office

William Howell, Solicitor, Park St, Alliance, Life & Fire Office

John Evans & Son, Marine St, British Empire, Life Office

John Evans & Son, Marine Terrace, London Fire Office

John Evans & Son, Marine Terrace, Eagle Life and Fire Office

Thomas J Ace, Vaughan St, Caledonian, Life & Fire Office

Thomas J Ace, Vaughan St, Whittington Life Office

Edward Leyshon, Murray St, Commercial Union, Life & Fire Office

Edward Leyshon, Murray St, Swansea Loan Office

Isaac Phillips, Greenfields, Edinburgh Life and Fire Office

Albert E Pridham, Bridge & Water St, Guardian Life and Fire Office

John Jennings, Greenfields, Llanelly Mutual Shipping

Assurance Assoc.

John Jennings, Greenfields, Norwich Union, Life and Fire

Richard Morris, Market St, London & Lancashire, Life & Fire Office

Frederick G Gough, Murray St, London & Lancashire, Life & Fire Office

Frederick G Gough, Murray St, Whittington Life Office

Michael Hobbs, Tunnel Road, London & Lancashire, Life & Fire Office

Rees Jenkins, Station Road, London & Lancashire, Life & Fire Office

Hugh Waddle, Glanmor Cottages, London & Lancashire, Life & Fire Office

Ebenezer R Thomas, Murray St, Liverpool, London and Globe Life and Fire

Ebenezer R Thomas, Market St, Railway Passengers Accidental Office

Richard T Morgan, Hall St, Norfolk Farmers Cattle Insurance

John London, William St, Provincial Life and Fire Office

William Rosser, Greenfields, Provincial Life and Fire Office

David Bowen, Thomas St, Provincial Life and Fire Office

George Boulter, Prospect Place, Royal Life and Fire Office

Robert Johnson, Solicitor, Hall St, Royal Exchange

Thomas Phillips, Mount Pleasant, Scottish

Arthur D Davies, West End, Scottish Union

Charles N Broom, Furnace, Sun

Arthur J Howell, New Road, Sovereign

Alfred Bowser, Market St, Whittington Life Office