# Machynys Peninsula

Llanelli, Wales · industrial · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `n-6aae88ff22` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/wales/llanelli-machynys-peninsula/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-6aae88ff22.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/n-6aae88ff22.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/n-6aae88ff22

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | built | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | none |
| New use | entertainment, housing | none |
| What is there now | Machynys Peninsula Golf Club and Nicklaus Village (175 New England style homes) | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 1961 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Anchors

brickworks, tinplate works

## Timeline

- 1872: A tinplate works was built
- 1872: Opened
- 1910: Two other tinplate works opened
- 1912: Another tinplate works opened
- 1951: New tinplate factory opened at Trostre
- 1960: Site transformation began
- 1961: Machynys factories closed
- 1961: Closed
- 2005: Machynys Peninsula Golf Club hosted first major event

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

Machynys, or Machynys Peninsula is a coastal area just to the south of Llanelli in Carmarthenshire, Wales. In the nineteenth century an industrial community lived here working at the brickworks and tinplate works that occupied the site. When the industrial activity ceased in the mid-twentieth century, the buildings were demolished and the site lay derelict.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machynys

## Sources

- Machynys — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machynys

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Machynys Peninsula, Llanelli, Wales." Record n-6aae88ff22, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/wales/llanelli-machynys-peninsula/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_llanellimachynyspeninsula,
  title = {Machynys Peninsula, Llanelli, Wales},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/industrial/wales/llanelli-machynys-peninsula/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-6aae88ff22, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.