National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales preserves and celebrates the sound and moving image heritage of Wales, making it accessible to a wide range of users for enjoyment and learning. Its film collection reflects every aspect of the nation’s social, cultural and working life across the 20th century, giving a fascinating insight into Welsh filmmaking, both amateur and professional.
This film is part of Free
Croeso i Lanelli/Welcome to Llanelli
Llanelli has much to draw businesses and visitors, as this promotional film seeks to show, from brewery to rubber factory and the wonderful scenery beyond.
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Overview
This promotional film aims to show that Llanelli is no forgotten backwater, the railway, motorway, Cardiff airport and nearby ports ensuring that the town is successfully linked to the modern world. Here you will see how industry has developed in the town beyond coal and steel and now includes a rubber factory and a brewery where workers get to enjoy a glass of the beer they have brewed. Kidwelly Castle and Gorsedd stones indicate that its history is not all industrial.