On Friday evening, a most interesting talk was given at Tenby Museum and Art Gallery on the Davies family, of Tenby, who built many of the iconic buildings in the town.

Rob Scourfield, conservation officer of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, has traced the history of his family through his mother's side and gave a fascinating history of the business to a packed audience.

With many images shown on screen, members of the audience were amazed to find that many of the well-known premises and streets in the town were built by this family firm, who worked as far afield as Pembroke Dock and Fishguard. Quite a distance, when you consider that much of this work was carried out before any form of public transport or railway existed.

Some of the real surprises on the list were the monastery on Caldey Island, the Liberal Club, the Market Hall and the South Beach Hotel (now apartments), to name but a few.

A Q&A session rounded off the evening and some members of the public were delighted to discover the original builder of their homes.

This was the last in the series of annual lectures at the museum for 2013.

The programme for 2014 is in the process of being finalised and will be published in the new year.

Meanwhile, visitors will find the museum open every day until Sunday, November 3. Winter opening hours will then commence on November 5 - Tuesday to Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm, last admission 4.30 pm. Closed Sundays and Mondays.