This document discusses the history and changes in Llanelli, Wales over time. It describes how the area was once home to heavy industry like coal mining, iron, steel production, and shipbuilding. The Llanelly Steel Works opened in 1898 but closed in 1981. Where industry once stood, Sandy Water Park was developed in 1986. Today it is a popular water park. A memorial to steel workers now stands overlooking the park and estuary. The document suggests Llanelli has transitioned from an industrial past to a tourism-based present and hopes for a sustainable green future with renewable energy and less pollution.

1. Past, Present and Future

3. Industrial history of
Llanelli: coal-mining,
iron and steel,
subsidiary industries,
shipping and trade,
ship-building and the
maritime life.

16. The Llanelly
Steel Works was
established in
1898 the works
finally closed in
1981 when the
company went
bankrupt.

19. We collected old
photographs of Llanelli and
then used these to draw
what we saw. It looked very
dusty in those days and
very different to the
Sandy Water Park we see
today.

29. It looks like hard
work. I don’t know if
I would want to work
in this building. It
must have been hot
and very dangerous.

32. Sandy Water Park is on
the western edge of
Llanelli where this
heavy industry once
thrived.

33. The site was acquired in
1986 and developed into a
water park by the then
Llanelli Borough Council.

35. I had a big shock
when I saw this
change. I can’t
believe how
different it looks.

45. Today a memorial to the steel
workers stands on a mound
overlooking the lake on one side and
the Burry Estuary on the other. It
was designed to represent a stack of
ingots as would have been cast in the
steel processing of the time

48. We went on a walk of our
locality and took lots of
photographs. We then came
back to class and painted what
we saw.

51. Today lots of
people visit
Llanelli on holiday.
This would not
have happened
when we had all
the factories.

53. Llanelli is a nice
place to live
because we are by
the beach
.

55. I like going on a walk down
the beach or sometimes I
go on my bicycle.

66. I think the future will be good
for Llanelli as long as we look
after land and wildlife. We may
add things like solar power and
wind energy to stop pollution. I
think this would be a good think
for the future.

69. What changes can we expect to see in the future?
These were our ideas:
windmills
solar energy
electric cars
lots of plants
less pollution
peace and quiet
clean water
jobs

70. We need to talk out and
make sure adults do not
destroy our future.