On a drizzly Sunday morning, a few enthusiastic individuals arrived at East Rock House in St. Julian's Street to erect the first of the 12 heritage plaques commissioned by the Environment and Heritage Group of Tenby 2020.
Mrs. Joyce Maudsley, the house owner, explained that Nelson, Sir William and Emma Hamilton had stayed at East Rock House in 1802 while visiting Sir William's dock yard development at Milford Haven. The plaque, which shows a small bust of Nelson along with a little text, was sponsored by Mrs. Maudsley in memory of her husband, the late Frank Maudsley.
The Environment and Heritage group of Tenby 2020 started this heritage plaque project nearly two years ago. It turned out to be a project that was far more complicated and fraught with problems than really could have been envisaged.
However, as a result of considerable effort by many people, and the generosity of groups, companies, organisations and individuals, the project has been completed and it is hoped that the aluminium plaques, which are designed to highlight some of the many interesting aspects of Tenby's history, will be of interest to both local people and visitors alike.
Tenby 2020 Environment and Heritage group would like to thank all those who have been so helpful with this project, including Mike Thorne; SPARC; PCNP; PCC; Tenby Civic Society; the Beatrix Potter Society; George Eliot Fellowship; Tenby 200 Committee; Walled Towns Friendship Circle; Lesley Fisher, of Tenby House; Joyce Maudsley, of East Rock House; Mr. and Mrs. Davies, of Laston House; Peter and Ray Lowe, of Croft House; Mr. James, of the Atlantic Hotel; Mr. and Mrs. Wall, of Gwynne House; Charles Birt, of The Augustus Gallery; Tenby Sailing Club; Blooms of Tenby; Tenby RNLI; trustees of Tenby Museum and Art Gallery; Mayor Clr. Christine Brown and Tenby Town Council. And finally, builder Jim Halsted, whose team of Bill and Dai had the task of putting up the plaques.