Horse fairs would totally transform the streets of Llanelli in years gone by. History lovers have been given a snapshot of what life was like during 1909 as the animals would be brought into the heart of Thomas Street and Goring Road.
The fairs offered an opportunity to trade horses in and sell off the animals. Llanelli-based Martin Davies said the incredible snapshot may have been an unique event or a series of events that the town was home to. He said: “It may have been a one-off event rather than an annual fair.”
The location changed over the years but people continued to flock there to buy the best livestock. Noel Jones, who is also from Llanelli, said: “It was moved from Thomas Street to Prospect Place, what I remember as the Buckley’s Brewery Garage. “It was a cattle market as well as a horse fair market.”
