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Llandovery 在威尔士历史上发挥了关键作用。该镇拥有许多英雄和标志性的历史人物,包括 Llywelyn ap Gruffydd,Llywelyn ap Gruffydd 的雕像矗立在 Llandovery 城堡的山顶废墟旁边闪闪发光,Williams Pantycelyn、Vicar Prichard 和 Tonn Press。
它还与 Myddfai 的医师、Twm Siôn Cati、Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan 和 Caio 的 Dafydd Jones 有关。
数千年来,Llandovery 一直是游客的交汇点。 最初是为在今天城镇边缘的兰费尔山露营的罗马人提供的,一直到成为前往伦敦市场的顽强驾车者的欢迎地点。
大卫琼斯公司 (1799-1909)
David Jones & Co. 的第一家银行。 David Jones & Co. 的私人合伙企业于 1799 年在威尔士的兰多弗里成立。该地区以黑牛而闻名。事实上,正是这些动物促成了银行的形成。 Llandovery 是 Carmarthenshire 牧民的中心交汇点——这些人沿着漫长而尘土飞扬的道路从威尔士到英格兰,再到伦敦,这些著名的牲畜步行放牧,牛最终被出售。牧民还充当农民的金融家,用伦敦的销售收益偿还债权人。
司机的工作是一项艰巨而危险的工作,因为他们破旧的路线吸引了强盗。面对这样的风险,他们携带的现金尽可能少。 结果,沿途建立了驾驶银行,包括大卫琼斯公司的银行。 琼斯是当地农民的儿子。他的婚姻很好,他的妻子带来了大约 10,000 英镑。琼斯用这些资金作为资本来建立他的银行。
由 David Jones & Co. 的 Llandovery 分行签发的支票,c.1900
The Tonn Press
The Tonn Press was renowned for Welsh literary scholarship and was largely the work of William Rees (1808–1873), a prominent figure in the town. Llandovery was one of the important printing centres in Wales and Tonn Press publications are today sought by book collectors far and wide and are notable for their design, quality printing and the variety of their titles. (Text credit: Aled Betts)
The Tonn Press equipment is now kept at St Fagans National Museum of History near Cardiff but the original site in Llandovery, now a cafe and shop, is still called The Old Printing Office.
Photo by Bettsy1970, Flickr.
Dyfed Family History Society
Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluol Dyfed
The DYFED FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
exists to serve anyone interested in genealogy, heraldry, family history or local history in the three Welsh counties of Cardiganshire (Ceredigion), Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin) and Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro).