16-399: The Millennium Coastal Park was originally a project undertaken by Llanelli Borough Council to transform a 12 miles stretch of industrial wasteland on the south Carmarthenshire coast into green parkland. The project was then taken over by Carmarthenshire County Council after the amalgamation of Welsh local authorities and the land was transformed into a landscaped recreational area for
32-469: A cornice with modillions and a balustrade . There was a clock tower with an octagonal cupola at roof level. Internally, the principal room was the council chamber. A war memorial intended to commemorate the lives of local service personnel who died in the Second Boer War was unveiled by Field Marshal Lord Roberts on 26 August 1905. The area was advanced to a municipal borough with
48-629: A form of "land art". Another part of the project is the Burry Port Marina which provides berthing for 250 craft in three harbours. The Discovery Centre on the waterfront provides information on the park and its facilities. The Lloughor estuary is a Site of Special Scientific Interest and is within the Carmarthen Bay Special Area of Conservation . The Millennium Coastal Park offers various wildlife habitats such as wetlands and rough grassland, and these are preserved in
64-636: Is a Grade II listed building . In the 18th century the portreeve and burgesses of Llanelli met in the Falcon Inn in Thomas Street. The first purpose-built town hall in Llanelli, which was designed with arcading on the ground floor to allow markets to be held and with an assembly room on the first floor, was erected in Hall Street in 1827. The borough council, which had ceased to meet,
80-469: The Celtic Trail cycle route , also known as National Cycle Route 4) runs through the park. 51°41′07″N 4°11′54″W / 51.6853°N 4.1983°W / 51.6853; -4.1983 Llanelli Borough Council The Borough of Llanelli was one of six local government districts of the county of Dyfed , Wales from 1974 to 1996. The district was formed on 1 April 1974 under
96-492: The Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 , with the area becoming part of the new Carmarthenshire unitary authority on 1 April 1996. The first election to the council was held in 1973, initially operating as a shadow authority before coming into its powers on 1 April 1974. Throughout the council's existence a majority of the seats were held by Labour : The leaders of the council included: The coat of arms with
112-499: The Local Government Act 1972 , covering the area of four former districts from the administrative county of Carmarthenshire , which were abolished at the same time: The district was the smallest by area of six districts in the newly created county of Dyfed . The district held borough status , allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor. The borough of Llanelli was abolished 22 years later under
128-466: The 20th century and, from 1974, as the headquarters of the enlarged Llanelli District Council. An office block, designed by the council architects' department, was built to the south of the town hall to accommodate council officers and their departments; it was officially opened as Ty Elwyn, named after the former Lord Chancellor , Lord Elwyn-Jones , in 1981. The town hall ceased to be local seat of government when Carmarthenshire County Council became
144-870: The Pwll Lagoon Local Nature Reserve, the Ashpits Pond Local Nature Reserve and the North Dock Dunes Local Nature Reserve. The park offers views of the Gower Peninsula on the other side of the Loughor estuary , and features a variety of visitor attractions including the North Dock visitor centre, National Wetlands Centre Wales at Penclacwydd and Sandy Water Park . The Millennium Coastal Path (a stretch of
160-488: The council built additional offices called Ty Elwyn on an adjoining site. 51°40′44″N 4°09′47″W / 51.679°N 4.163°W / 51.679; -4.163 Llanelli Town Hall Llanelli Town Hall ( Welsh : Neuadd y Dref Llanelli ) is a municipal building in Church Street, Llanelli , Carmarthenshire , South Wales. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Llanelli Borough Council,
176-567: The general public. The park is 1000 hectares in area, cost £35 million to develop and in 2002 was awarded a Civic Trust Award . It has extensive views over the Lloughor Estuary to the Gower Peninsula . It includes a cycle track which provides traffic-free cycling and has been described as "one of the finest stretches of the whole National Cycle Network". Another feature is a wave-shaped, grass-covered landform, created from 115,000 cubic metres (4,100,000 cu ft) pulverised fuel ash,
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#1732772291395192-416: The last two bays at each end projected forwards; the central section of three bays, which was taller than the other sections, featured a porch with Doric order pilasters supporting an entablature and a pediment with the head of a lion in the tympanum and a statue of justice flanked by lions above; there were tall round headed windows on the first floor flanked by Corinthian order pilasters supporting
208-539: The motto ' Ymlaen Llanelli' was transferred from the former municipal borough to the Llanelli Borough Council by Order in Council in 1975. Llanelli Town Council, which covers the same area as the pre-1974 municipal borough of Llanelli, was granted a new coat of arms in 1981. The council met at Llanelli Town Hall , which had been the headquarters of the former municipal borough council. In 1981
224-484: The town hall as its headquarters in 1913. Meanwhile, a war memorial designed by Sir William Goscombe John intended to commemorate the lives of local service personnel who died in the First World War was unveiled by the former General Officer Commanding 53rd (Welsh) Infantry Division , Major-General Stanley Mott , on 27 October 1923. The town hall continued to serve as the borough headquarters for much of
240-514: Was abolished under the Municipal Corporations Act 1883 . However, the local board of health , which had been established in 1850, decided in the early 1890s to procure a new town hall: the site they selected was open land to the west of Church Street. Following significant population growth, largely associated with the coal mining and iron working industries, the area became an urban district in 1894. The new building
256-520: Was the subject of a design competition, which was adjudicated by Charles Barry Jr. ; however, the winning design was shelved in preference to the design of a local architect, Williams Griffiths. It was designed in the Italianate style , was built by a local contractor, T. P. Jones, in rubble stone with Bath stone dressings and was opened on 31 March 1896. The design involved a symmetrical main frontage with seven bays facing onto Church Street with
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