For the Lovethe ove
ofDylan
By Lisa Soar
ox officehitTheEdgeofLovehas Cwmdonkin Drive, Uplands, until he Go Gentle Into That Good Night.
rekindled interest in the life of was 20. His family roots were in Set in a cliff overlooking the estuaryB
iconic Welsh poet Dylan Thomas. Carmarthenshire, the county which the former home is now a heritage
Lisa Soar follows in his footsteps to constantlystimulatedhimtowrite,and centre. There are audio visual
findinspirationathisBoathousehome he lived at the Boathouse for the last presentations, original furnishings,
in Laugharne... four years of his life. memorabilia, a bookshop and tea
He first moved to Laugharne in 1937, room, but its greatest attraction is the
Walking along the shoreline of the Taf living in a fisherman’s cottage before insight into Dylan’s sources of
estuary towards Dylan Thomas’ moving to Sea View. inspiration from the surrounding
beloved Boathouse it is easy to see From 1949 to 1953 he lived at the landscape.
why he chose to live there. The Boathouse with his wife Caitlin and Laugharnedoesn’tfeatureinTheEdge
comforting quiet and breathtaking their children Aeronwy, Llewelyn and of Love, but Carmarthenshire principal
views are enough to encourage Colm. arts officer Eleri Retallick said the
anyone to pick up a pen and record In the writing shed, a converted county council-run Boathouse, which
their thoughts. garage, he wrote some of his most has30,000visitorsayear,isbenefiting
DylanThomaswasborninSwanseaon famous pieces, including Under Milk from the film’s release.
October 27th, 1914, and lived at 5 Wood, Over Sir John’s Hill and Do Not Starring Keira Knightley and Welsh
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