- 12 1953 (Sat.) Visit of Gladys Aylward to Bethania at 7pm
- 12 1952 (Fri.) Cardigan and Soroptomists Club founded
11 September (1878) Mt Zion foundation stone laid
- 11 1878 (Wed.) Laying the foundation stone of Mt Zion Chapel
- 11 1870 (Sun.) Third Capel Mair building was opened.
- 11 1866 (Tues.) Co decided to erect a wooden footbridge over the Mwldan brook. Horse and carts had to pass through the water.
10 September (1951) Opening of the Home and Colonial
- 10 1951 (Mon.) Opening of Home and Colonial Stores (replacing W. Rees & Co.), 24 High St.
- 10 1897 (Fri.) Another Sale of the Priory Estate
9 September
8 (1939) ‘We are at War’: Tivy-side lead story.
- 8 1939 (Fri.) Cardigan and Tivy-side headline story: ‘We are at War’
- 8 1889 (Mon.) Conservative Club opened at the Victoria Coffee Tavern.
- 8 1840 (Wed.) The poet Telynog was born at Netpool Cottages.
7 September (1953) 212 pupils attend St Mary’s School
- 7 1953 (Mon.) 212 pupils on the register at St Mary’s School, Pontycleifion.
6 September (1852) Suits you sir, Mr Mayor!
- 6 1852 (Mon.) Town Council opened a fund to purchase a hat and gown for the Mayor so that he could be properly robed for the official opening of Carmarthen Railway Station. Mr Thomas Evans was the lucky mayor.
5 September (1969) Opening of the Rugby clubhouse
5 1969 (Fri.) Rugby Clubhouse opened by Osmonde G. John, Llangwm – WRU’s district H representative.
4 September (1884) Four wheels on my cannon!
- 4 1884 (Thurs.) New wheels fitted on the Cannon
- 4 1874 (Fri.) David James had opened a Coach Building establishment at Bath House Works.
3 September (1970) Official opening of Ideal Foodstores
- 3 1970 (Thurs.) Opening of Ideal Foodstores on the High St. (Currently Peacocks). 10.00 a.m. D J E Davies as manager. Opened by the mayor Clr and Mrs D. Terry Thomas.
2 September (1822) Eleanor James sent to Tasmania
- 2 1822 (Mon.) Eleanor James appeared before Thomas Lewis Lloyd, sheriff at the Court of Great Sessions held at the Shire Hall. Eleanor James 24, charged with stealing from the house of Anne Thomas, Tremain, and was sentenced to transportation to Tasmania in 1823 on the vessel Brothers.
1 Sept (1970) Concorde flew over Cardigan
- 1 1970 (Tues.) Concorde flew over Cardigan
- 1 1964 (Tues.)Policemen in Cardigan wearing helmets for the first time in 30 years.
- 1 1944 (Wed.) Martin Lloyd-Jones preaches at Capel Mair, at 7.00 p.m.
31 August (1892) The clock has arrived!
- 31 1892 (Wed.) GUILDHALL CLOCK unveiled by the mayor David Davies, Stanley House. Set in motion by the mayoress. Afternoon was a Public holiday. Manufacturer was Messrs Smith & sons of Midland Clock Works, Derby. Clock turret designed by Richard Thomas, Roseleigh; builders of the turret J. Richards, carpenter, St Dogmaels; John Evans, mason, Church St. Inscribed Sicilian slab fixed in the turret was supplied by Thomas Jenkins, stone cutter, Gordon Tce.
Mae’r cloc yn un defnyddiol
I bobl tref a gwlad
Ca’nt wybod beth yw’r amser
A hynny’n rhodd a rhad;
Mae’r olwg arno’n hyfryd
A llon, mae’n harddu’r lle.
Aiff Davies ddim yn angof
Tra paro Cloc y Dre.
At 7 pm 100 gentry, tradesmen had a complimentary banquet at Black Lion. The room was beautifully decorated by flags, flowers. Mrs Trollip served a good spread. However the workers, Corporation labourers (total 40) had to make do with the Fat Ox. Nice one Mr D. Luke for providing such an excellent repast upon so short a notice.
Originally intented that the clock should only have 3 faces. This is referred to in verse: written by John Sharpe, Borough Surveyor.
All hail! thou latest chronicler of time!
Deign thy attention to my modest rhyme;
I have some little thing I want to say,
And could not hit upon a better way
Than to address them to you, for the lack
Of closer confidant. You can’t hit back.
And as for these my counsels- weigh them well!
Maybe you’ll act upon them-time will tell.
And first, I’m very pleased to see you there
With face so bright and clean, and debonair-
Face did I say? Good gracious! You had three,
And each one as like the other as could be;
But then our Mayor, so anxious to do more
Refixed your inside gear and gave you four.
You cannot be two-faced, whate’er you do
The only thing you can be is two-too–
And two and two is four. And then, you see
That your fourth face must watch the other three
And should your High St face get fast and frisky
Or Mwldan go just slightly on the whiskey
And so lose time; your Pendre face must frown
And Priory Street face stare the offenders down
But what would happen if in spite of all endeavour
Your whole four faces should go wrong together
I can’t surmise; unless Tobit should wave his
Mace and give them in charge to Sergeant Davies.
31 August (1886) What time does the 9 o’clock train depart?
- 31 1886 (Tues) Official opening of the Railway. There was little celebration on the day because ‘the time between the day fixed for the opening and the opening itself was too short to admit any organised demonstration, but there was a good sprinkling of flags in the town’.
It was the following day (Wednesday) that the train started its journey from Cardigan.
30 August (1849) Anyone for Nailrods?
- 30 1849 (Thurs.) Sale of Nailrods
29 August (1923) Unveiling the Cenotaph
- 29 1923 (Wed.) A rainy day: Ceremony of Unveiling the Cenotaph by Maj Gen S F Mott, CB at 2.30; Naval contingent was under Chief Gunner Moore RN, and the military under Capt Evan Davies MC. Maj Gen Mott was a guest of Sir Lawrence Jenkins and Lady Jenkins at Cilbronnau. Gen was accompanied to the cenotaph by Sir Lawrence Jenkins SC, Grismond Phillips, Cwmgwili, W. Picton Evans and Glodydd Jenkins son of Sir Lawrence.
Procession was headed by naval and military guard of honour, followed by local Scouts and Girl Guides, relatives of the fallen carrying floral offerings, Mayor of Cardigan, Ald Dan Williams, attired in his robes and chain of office, along with mace bearers, members of the Town Council, local magistrates, ministers of religion, and the general public.
28 August (1940) Visit of Paulo’s Royal Circus
- 28 1940 (Wed.) Visit of Paulo’s Royal Circus. Elephants, Daredevil riders, acrobats, teddy bears, monkeys, dogs, pigeons, wire-walkers, dancing horses, midget ponies, oriental mysteries, clowns. Adults: 1/3, 2/4, 3/6. Children 6d, 1/2, and 1/10
- 28 1877 (Tues.) Contract (£204) for building North and West walls of the cemetery given to Messrs. W. Evans & John Thomas, Cilgerran.
27 August (1954) Gregory Peck has lunch (for two!) in the Angel
- 27 1954 (Fri.) Gregory Peck has lunch for 2 at the Angel Hotel. He was filming Moby Dick at Fishguard.
26 (1899) Death of H. R. Daniel
- 26 1899 (Sat.) Death of Henry Rowland Daniel, aged 39 yrs. Among other things he was a Town Councillor and solicitor of the local branch of the NUT
24 August (1422) Apprentice indenture given to ‘Griffyn’
- 24 1422 (Mon.) Apprentice indenture given to a man called ‘Griffyn’
23 August (1878) Cardigan = Head Post Office
- 23 1878 (Fri.) Cardigan made a Head Post Office. Jonathan Evans was appointed Head Postmaster. This status was retained until A. T. Jones died in March 1967.
22 August (1950) ‘Down Your Way’
- 22 1950 (Mon.) Visit of Richard Dimbleby to record ‘Down your way’.
21 August (1908) Is that the Prince of Siam going into the Saddlers?
- 21 1908 (Fri. ) Visit of Chung Had Hing, Prince of Siam
- 21 1905 (Mon.) Launcelot Lowther, Priory St, 81 years old.
20 August (1936) Visit of airman C. W. A. Scott
- 20 1936 (Thurs.) C. W. A. Scott visited Cardigan (British airman who won the first England to Australia Air Race (2 days) and gave flying displays at Parcylan, Tredefaid.
- 20 1939 (Sun.) The Mwldan flooded once again
- 20 1966 (Sat.) Venetian Night in Cardigan brought thousands to the riverside. The Teifi looked like the Grand Canal!
- 20 1984 (Mon.) Paul Ringer quits rugby
19 August (1936) Opening of the Golf Club
- 19 1936 (Wed.) Golf Club House opened at 7.00 p.m. by Mrs Berrington Davies, Llangoedmore. Mr Leslie Mouland and his wife were in charge of the bar.
18 August
17 August (1892) Earthquake!
- 17 1892 (Wed.) Earthquake! The Vicar Revd W. Cynog Davies, felt his bed move ‘as a boat in a rough sea’.
16 August (1941) Death of Revd T. Esger James, Capel Mair
- 16 1941 (Sat.) Death of the Rev T Esger James, Llanstephan (formerly minister of Capel Mair 1910–35) aged 71
15 August
14 August (1888) Burial of William James, Gwalia House
- 14 1888 (Tues.) Burial of Mr. William. James, ironmonger, Gwalia House, 42 years of age. ‘Shutters were put up, and blinds were drawn along the route to the cemetery’.
- 14 1682 (Mon.) Bonaventure of Lancaster, master Thomas Sweeting from Liverpool with 100 lb of salt.
13 August (1799) Death of William Williams, minister at Bethania
- 13 1799 (Tues.) Death of the Revd William Williams JP, minister at Bethania (1774–1799)