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The information in this section is an edited version taken from Llanelli - Birth of a Town a CdRom by William and Benita Rees

Freemasonry & Friendly Societies 

Most of the local businessmen and industrialists belonged to a Freemasonary Lodge or Friendly Society and a newspaper report of 24 January 1878 gives an insight to the membership.

Henry Child Buckley Esq., MD, was installed as Worshipful Master of Prince of Wales Lodge No 671.

Athenaeum School

The Worshipful Master appointed the following officials:

Brother H J Howell SW

Brother E H Lloyd TW

Brother J E Jones SD

Brother H Radcliffe JD

Brother A Britten Chaplain

Brother W S Pedley Organist

Brother H Mitchell IG

Brother Jno Thomas Tyler

Brother W Roderick Treasurer

Brother J B Phillips DC

A Banquet was held at the Lodge Room served by Brother Eynon who gave every satisfaction.

Loyal and Patriotic Toasts were drunk with much enthusiasm and there were several distinguished Brethren present.

Other local Friendly Societies were:

The Ancient Order of Fforesters

1857 Golden Grove Nevill Memorial, Vaughan Street

1867 Dillwyn Rolling Mill, Station Road

1868 Loyal Stradey Royal Park Hotel, King Square

1880 Loyal Grange Neptune, Station Road

1886 Loyal Dell Boar’s Head, Swansea Road

1893 John Griffiths Mason’s Arms, Thomas Street

1893 Railway Railway Hotel, Station Road

1894 Bristol Bristol Tavern, Park Street

1894 Dyffryn Union Inn, Seaside

1894 Fair Oak Dock Hotel, New Dock

The Oddfellows

Oddfellows

1833 Earl Cawdor Britannia Inn, Bryn Terrace

1839 Britons Glory Royal Exchange, Park Street

1839 Britons Mechanic Nevill Memorial, Lodge Room

1842 Prince of Wales Nevill Memorial, Vaughan Street

1857 Spitty Bush Inn, Loughor

1866 St David’s Prince of Wales, Hall Street

1867 Alexandria Greyhound Hotel, Market Street

1867 Britannia Joiners Arms

1867 Stepney Cricketers Arms, Murray Street

1868 General Murray Tymelin Inn, Park Street

1868 General Picton Bristol Tavern

1870 Tregoning Bridge End Inn, New Dock

1871 Glanmor Glanmor Arms

1879 W Buckley Roderick Black Lion, Market Street

1879 Deheufardd Bowen Ivy Bush, Park Street

1879 John Jones Jenkins Great Western Hotel

1879 Rose of Glanmwrwg Halfway, Swansea Road

1880 Rose of Elli Waterloo Inn, Salamanca Road

1882 James Buckley Ship Inn

The Philanthropic Order of True Ivorites, St David’s Unity, Llanelly District

Capel Als Capel Als Vestry

Caradog Bell Inn, Cwmfelin

Clayton Black Horse, Pontardulais

Dewrion Prydain Cardigan Arms, Seaside

Eli Ship Inn, Llanelly

Emrys Wledig Coasting Pilot, Llangennech

Gomer Union Inn, Felinfoel

Ifor Hael Railway Hotel, Llanelly

Meibion Cymru Royal Exchange, Llanelly

Y Gwir Frytaniaid Centre Hotel, Llanelly

Y Seren Ddeheuol Black Lion, Llanelly

Y Seren Ddwyreiniol Fountain Inn, Llanelly

Y Seren Ogleddol Gate Hotel, Llanelly

Merthyr Unity Philanthropic Institute, Llanelly District

These Societies held their regular meetings at local inns, taverns and public houses, many giving their Society Name to the public house were they held their meetings.

Bee of Carmarthen Kings Head Inn

Bee of Cwmbach Farriers’ Arms, Cwmbach

Bee of Lliedi Greyhound Inn, Felinfoel

Goring Thomas Royal Oak Inn, Prospect Place

Llanelly Central Vine Inn

Loyal Merlin Bres Arms Inn

Loyal Richards Prince of Wales Inn

Loyal South Wales Bryn Terrace Hotel

Loyal Wells Swansea Castle Inn

Mansel Lewis Ship Inn

Nevill Memorial Cambrian Hotel, Seaside

Pride of Wales Smith’s Arms Inn, Penceilogi

Rose of Glandafen Nevill Arms Dafen

Rose of Stradey Stradey Arms, Furnace

Temple of Hope Malabar Inn

Temple of Love Raven Inn, Murray Street

Loyal Order of Alfreds, Llanelly District Lodges

Goring Stag’s Head Inn, Sandy

Greenfields Rolling Mill Inn, Station Road

Meibion Cymru Plough Inn, Bynea

Victoria Queen Victoria Inn, Murray Street

Loyal Order of Ancient Shepherds, Llanelly District

1877 Guardian Malabar Hotel

1878 Cambrian Dock Hotel

1892 Loyal Bythway Island House, Island Place

1893 Loyal Greyhound Greyhound Hotel, Market Street

1894 Loyal Ship Ship Inn, Llwynhendy

Independent Order of Rechabites

Buddug Lloyd Street Schoolroom, Llanelly

Excelsior Trinity Schoolroom, Llanelly

Rose of Llanelly Nevill Memorial

Tabernacle Tabernacle Schoolroom, Llanelly