Aerial photograph taken by the RAF on 24/05/1951 centred on Pwllheli harbour. The train railway, outer harbour and new housing at Morfa'r Garreg can be seen. Click on image to enlarge and compare with modern aerial photographs of Pwllheli.
Pwllheli is the main market town of the Llyn Peninsula in Gwynedd, north western Wales. The town's name translates to saltwater basin in English. Pwllheli was given its charter as a borough by Edward in 1355, and a market is still held each Wednesday in the town centre.
The town developed around the shipbuilding and fishing industries. During the 1890s, the town itself was developed by Solomon Andrews, a businessman from Cardiff. This development included the Promenade, roads and houses in the West End, and a tramway linking the town to Llanbedrog. The trams ran until 1927, when a large section of track was seriously damaged by a storm.
The present harbour, the Inner Harbour, harbour of refuge, commenced in 1903. It currently hosts a 420 berth pontoon marina, 'Hafan Pwllheli'.