page_title: Laugharne
section_title: Landmarks
hierarchical_section_title: Laugharne / Landmarks
caption_attribution_description: Wogan Street, Laugharne, circa 1880, Greyscale, Levels adjusted. Image taken from: Title: "[The Antiquities of Langharne and Pendine, Carmarthenshire, S. Wales, with some notice of their neighbourhoods, and illustrations.]" Author: CURTIS, Mary - of Langharne Shelfmark: "British Library HMNTS 10369.ccc.2." Page: 85 Place of Publishing: London Date of Publishing: 1880 Publisher: Printed for the Author Edition: Second edition. Issuance: monographic Identifier: 000840901 Note: The colours, contrast and appearance of these illustrations are unlikely to be true to life. They are derived from scanned images that have been enhanced for machine interpretation and have been altered from their originals. If you wish to purchase a high quality copy of the page that this image is drawn from, please order it here. Please note that you will need to enter details from the above list - such as the shelfmark, the page, the book's volume and so on - when filling out your order. Following this or the link above will take you to the British Library's integrated catalogue. You will be able to download a PDF of the book this image is taken from, as well as view the pages up close with the 'itemViewer'. Click on the 'related items' to search for the electronic version of this work. Click here to see all the illustrations in this book and click here to browse other illustrations published in books in the same year. Please click on the tags shown on the right-hand side for other ways to browse the illustrations.
context_page_description: Laugharne is a town on the south coast of Carmarthenshire, Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Tâf.
  The ancient borough of Laugharne Township with its Corporation and Charter is a unique survival in Wales. In a predominantly English-speaking area, just south of the Landsker Line, the community is bordered by those of Llanddowror, St Clears, Llangynog and Llansteffan. It had a population at the 2011 census of 1,222. Laugharne Township electoral ward also includes the communities of Eglwyscummin, Pendine and Llanddowror.
  Dylan Thomas lived in Laugharne from 1949 until his death in 1953, famously describing it as a "timeless, mild, beguiling island of a town". It is generally accepted as the inspiration for the fictional town of Llareggub in Under Milk Wood. Thomas confirmed on two occasions that his play was based on Laugharne although topographically it is also similar to New Quay where he briefly lived.
context_section_description: Local attractions include the 12th-century Laugharne Castle, the town hall and the estuary birdlife.
  Laugharne Township currently contains 69 listed buildings including several fine examples of Georgian townhouses including The Great House and Castle House together with Island House, parts of which date back to the Tudor period. All three properties are grade II* listed and a number of other early vernacular cottages have also survived. 
  There are a number of landmarks in Laugharne connected with the poet and writer Dylan Thomas. These include: The Boathouse, where he lived with his family from 1949 to 1953, and now a museum; his writing shed; and the Dylan Thomas Birthday Walk, which was the setting for the work Poem in October.
caption: Wogan Street c. 1880
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