I have been asked to forward the message below to the list, any queries to Ann Coats please. ########## NAVAL DOCKYARDS SOCIETY TOUR Pembroke Dock and Milford Haven, 5, 6, 7 May 2001 This is more ambitious and will be more difficult to organise than our previous tours, but the committee felt that members wanted to see less accessible dockyard sites and it is part of our rôle to facilitate this. We also have a body of knowledgeable members who have already indicated their support for such a tour and contributed significantly to the planning. From past experience, members appreciate trudging through the remains of dockyards and seeing what may be pieced together from the detritus. Pembroke Dock Museum Trust, supported by Pembrokeshire County Council, has the long-term aim of setting up a museum in the Dockyard Chapel. Its Chairman and the Secretary of West Wales Maritime Heritage have undertaken to make us welcome with their specialised knowledge of the sites and artefacts of Pembroke Dock and Milford Haven. A bird’s eye view of Pembroke Dock will be obtained from Barracks Hill. Visible dockyard structures are three building slips, two docks and a graving dock, mast pond, storehouse, dockyard wall, captain superintendent’s house and dockyard chapel. We shall seek permission to get access. In Pembroke Dock Town, we shall visit the Gun Tower, which has a model of the dockyard (c 1855), and take refreshments in the Shipwright PH, a former dockyard worker’s house. At Milford Haven 1860s fortifications and the grid layout of the dockyard town with some original buildings remain. An interesting Museum records the changes. The dockyard site may be viewed, although nothing now remains. Cost: a donation to the Pembroke Museum societies, plus £2 to cover administration, plus cost of entry to museums. It would also be pleasant to book a modest meal and drink so that we can meet Pembrokeshire members on the Saturday evening. Please contact the Secretary as soon as possible for further details if you are interested. Contact Dr Ann V Coats, Secretary, Naval Dockyards Society, 44, Lindley Avenue Southsea, PO4 9NU, telephone/fax 023 92863799, email ann@dockyards.conx.co.uk ............................................................................ ........................... I wish to participate in the Naval Dockyards Society Tour Pembroke Dock and Milford Haven, 5, 6, 7 May 2001 Please send me details Name........................................................................ ...................................................... Address..................................................................... ........................................................ ............................................................................ ............................................................. Telephone............................................................email.. .................................................. ############### Gareth List Administrator for Dyfed, CGN & PEM. Lookup Exchange http://www.johngareth.freeserve.co.uk/lookup.html Help Page http://www.johngareth.freeserve.co.uk/hicks.html