NPRN407809
Map ReferenceSN11NE
Grid ReferenceSN1900016000
Unitary (Local) AuthorityCarmarthenshire
Old CountyCarmarthenshire
CommunityWhitland
Type Of SiteSQUATTER SETTLEMENT
PeriodModern
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Description
A post-World War II squatter's dwelling erected in a quarry near Whitland, possibly by an ex-serviceman. A photograph of the dwelling under the heading "Lives in a Shack" appeared in the 'Western Telegraph Almanac' for 1950 with this caption: "A 'Telegraph' photograph of the shack in which Mr Jack Harries lives near Whitland. The shack is built in a quarry. the door being about 4ft. high, and there are no windows." Information for Thomas Lloyd. See generally, the discussion of squatter settlements in E. Wiliams's 'The Welsh Cottage' (RCAHMW, 2010). R.F. Suggett/RCAHMW/2008

The location of this site is approximate.