Pembrokeshire Castles (Manorbier, Carew, Picton) and Point-to-Pointing (Lydstep)

From the collection of

Archif Sgrin a Sain Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Archive

Established in 2001, the National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Archive holds an unrivalled collection of films, TV and radio broadcasts, video tapes and sound recordings relating to Wales and the Welsh, from 1898 to the present day. The collection spans multiples formats and genres, both professional and amateur.

Pembrokeshire Castles (Manorbier, Carew, Picton) and Point-to-Pointing (Lydstep)

Archif Sgrin a Sain Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / National Library of Wales Screen and Sound Archive
Manorbier
1952-01-01
Silent
4m

In filming places/events of interest to his family, W J Smith, like many home-movie makers, also created a social history document. He shot footage of the Carew Cross after its re-positioning post-WWII, when it was moved for safekeeping (the young workman in dungarees probably an apprentice of Smith's brother Freddy). Smith's sons attended the Boy Scout Jamboree in the grounds of Picton Castle in 1952. His wife, a fine horsewoman, would have enjoyed the Lydstep racing.

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