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Milford Haven Walk Town Centre amp Harbour【4K】
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Located in the county of Pembrokeshire, and in one of the most southwesterly corners of Wales, is the town of Milford Haven, or Aberdaugleddau in Welsh. • Geographically Milford Haven is situated on the north side of a natural harbour. From around the 8th to 11th century AD, Vikings had used this harbour as a shelter during campaigns around the western and southern coasts of Britain. In 1171 Henry II gathered an invasion fleet of 400 warships here before sailing to Waterford and on to Dublin. This was the first time an English king set foot on Irish soil. • Another historical landing occurred in 1485 when Henry Tudor (who would become Henry VII) landed in Milford Haven after returning from exile in France. From here he would go on to Bosworth in Leicestershire where he defeated Richard III before ending the War of the Roses by uniting the Houses of York and Lancaster. It was during Henry's march from Milford Haven that the Welsh flag: the red dragon of Cadwaladr, King of Gwynedd on a background of the Tudor colours of green and white, was flown for the first time. It signified Henry’s Welsh descent with the aim of gathering Welsh forces to his cause. It was officially recognised as the Welsh national flag in 1959. • Despite the harbour's history, the town of Milford Haven itself is relatively young. It was founded in 1793 by William Hamilton with the initial intent of being a whaling town for Quakers from Nantucket, Massachusetts. However, by the year 1800, the company overseeing the project had gone bankrupt. The port instead became a Royal Navy dockyard which it remained until the dockyard was transferred to Pembroke in 1814. Milford Haven transformed into a commercial dock which became the home of a prosperous fishing industry. By 1906, Milford Haven had developed into the sixth largest fishing port in the UK. • During the Second World War Milford Haven was chosen as a base for allied American troops. About 1,000 American personnel were housed in the town during this period. The base here played an important role in the preparations for the D-Day landings. Despite its strategic importance, Milford Haven escaped serious damage from German bombings. Thus the town centre's architecture for the most part reflects its Georgian origins faithfully. • In 1960 Milford Haven's first oil refinery, The Esso Refinery, was opened. From here, millions of tonnes of crude oil were processed every year up until its closure in 1983. Today, the site has been converted into what is now the South Hook LNG Terminal. LNG stands for Liquefied Natural Gas, which in this case is imported from Qatar. It is then regasified and sent through the South Wales Gas Pipeline to the national gas network at Tirley, Gloucestershire. • Despite being one of the furthest towns away from the English border, Milford Haven is one of the least Welsh-speaking towns in all of Wales with around 7.5% of residents claiming to speak, read and write the language. • 👇 SUBSCRIBE TO 4K EXPLORER FOR NEW VIDEOS EVERY WEEK 👇 • https://www.youtube.com/4KExplorer?su... • Filmed: 23rd August 2021 • Link to the walk on Google Maps: https://goo.gl/maps/vfsUzJbr9NC7rJo48 • Filmed on a Sony FDR-AX700 with a Zhiyun Crane 2 and a Sony ECM-XYST1M Stereo Microphone. • TIMESTAMPS: • 0:00 Charles Street • 6:23 Memorial Garden • 7:36 St Katharine St Peter's Church • 7:54 Hamilton Terrace • 8:15 Sandhurst Road • 9:39 The Rath • 10:56 Tribute to Milford Haven Fishermen • 11:02 The Rath • 13:07 The Belgian War Memorial • 13:13 The Rath • 13:19 Hamilton Terrace • 15:03 Milford Haven War Memorial • 15:11 Hamilton Terrace • 18:43 Victoria Road • 22:39 St Anne's Road
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