I was walking in Hill Street, Haverfordwest, recently. Gwen and Augustus were educated in College House. Nearby is a mounting block, whichriders could climb to get on their steed.

A few yards further on is the 'Green' (now a car park).

In his book 'Chiaroscuro', Augustus relates how he and Gwen enjoyed going to the May and October Fairs, held on the Green. They were warned that gypsies stole children and he wondered why, considering they had so many of their own, they wanted more.

Gypsies held a lasting fascination for John.Theylived outside the conventions of the strait-laced Victorian societyin whichJohn had been brought up.

As an adult, away from Pembrokeshire, Augustusadopted a bohemian lifestyle, too, and Gwen lived in Paris for many years.

If the brother and sister had returned toHaverfordwest in the early years of the twentieth century, they would have seen changes in transport occurring.

Sir Hugh J.P. Thomas was the first person in the town to own a motor car. In December, 1903, he was given the registration DE22. The speed limit in the town was set at 20 mph.

Ten years later, in 1913, Pembrokeshire County Council, recognising an increase in motor traffic allowed 40 p.a. to be spent on keeping the approaches to the County Bridge in good repair.

Roundsmen like bakers and milkmen continued to deliver their goods driving a horse and cart, often into the 1940's.