Llanarmon: 1958 Sheepdog Trials

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.

Llanarmon: 1958 Sheepdog Trials


No footage of the trials but rather shots of the many, many people gathered for a day of socialising under the Denbighshire sun.

W H Crawford, an engineer who worked for Briggs, a haulage company in Liverpool, records the many people present at the sheep dog trials rather than the one-man-and-his-dog contests. Llanarmon was a safe haven for Crawford who came to live in his holiday home - 'Ellerslie' – with his family after their house in Liverpool was bombed in 1940. His recording of the Denbighshire people was perhaps a way of expressing his gratitude for the sanctuary found.

W H Crawford, an engineer who worked for Briggs, a haulage company in Liverpool, records the many people present at the sheep dog trials rather than the one-man-and-his-dog contests. Llanarmon was a safe haven for Crawford who came to live in his holiday home - 'Ellerslie' – with his family after their house in Liverpool was bombed in 1940. His recording of the Denbighshire people was perhaps a way of expressing his gratitude for the sanctuary found.


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