Llandeilo Provisions Market
The Llandeilo Provisions Market in Carmarthen Street was built in the 1860s by the Stepney Gulston family. Structural improvements were made by the Llandeilo Urban Council in 1923 and it flourished during the early part of the 20th century with stallholders selling market garden produce as well as woollen and household goods.
In its ‘heyday’ concerts, including Gilbert and Sullivan operas, were frequently held in the market. However, it declined during the late 1960s and in the 1980s it was taken over by the Brockington Scott engineering firm. It has been empty since Brockington Scott moved their operations to Pontardulais.
The building is now owned by Carmarthenshire County Council. In 2004, their preference is for the building to be converted to multifunctional business/office use. The Council are currently seeking funds to create several self-contained ’business units’ that will be arranged around a central ’atrium’.
[From the Llandeilo and District Civic Trust Society Newsletter, November 2004]
