REFLECTIONS ON TIMES PAST




The quay-side at Haverfordwest viewed at night at the top of the first spring ride of the new year on a still January evening.  This is where the packet steamer departed for Bristol, hence the pub and restaurant "The Bristol Trader", several times a week - to and from both ports carrying goods and passengers from medieval times until the Second World War. In the 60s the new bypass blocked access for all high vessels via the River Cleddau and roads and railway had for some time taken over from boats completely. The broad deep river was filled in from the east bank, now the site of the Pembrokeshire County Council's offices, and the quayside gradually became more and more rundown. However, tonight in the dark of a winter's night it looks as if it could be waiting for the arrival of the Bristol Packet Steamer, the "Lady Margaret", loaded with valuable cargo and eager passengers waiting to alight and drink a toast to the end of a safe and rewarding journey.

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