21 1894 (Sat.) SS Seaflower landed the crew of the schooner John James, of Aberystwyth, who were picked up in Cardigan Bay
20 1949 (Wed.) Handel’s Messiah at Bethania. Soloists included Jennifer Vyvyan; Gwyneth Morgan; Trefor Anthony; and Hubert Hughes; Idris Griffith, Llanelli, organist; Conductor Andrew Williams. Notable especially for the collapse and death of Revd Esaia Williams, Bethania in the pulpit while addressing the congregation.
19 1896 (Sun.) Annual preaching meetings were held at Capel Mair, when Miss Rosina Davies (the Evangelist), Treherbert, and the Rev Oscar Owen, Bridgend, Glamorganshire, officiated to crowded congregations.
18 1952 (Fri.) Roderic Bowen becomes youngest QC at 38
18 1878 (Thurs.) Special bilingual service for working men held at Bible Sunday School at Ebens Lane. The preacher was the vicar Revd W. Cynog Davies and his curate D. Richards.
17 1953 (Fri.) Zebra crossings arrive in town – outside Ship Hotel and near the then primary school (between Johnny Davies’s shop and Peacocks!) Who was the first to cross the road?
16 1877 (Mon.) Schooner ‘Mary Helen of Fowey’ rescued by John Stuart lifeboat.
15 1963 (Easter Mon.) Harold Lloyd’s World of Comedy (U) appears in the Pav
