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Llanarmon: 1958 Sheepdog Trials
No footage of the trials but rather shots of the many, many people gathered for a day of socialising under the Denbighshire sun.
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Overview
W H Crawford, an engineer who worked for Briggs, a haulage company in Liverpool, records the many people present at the sheep dog trials rather than the one-man-and-his-dog contests. Llanarmon-yn-Iâl was a safe haven for Crawford who came to live in his holiday home - 'Ellerslie' – with his family after their house in Liverpool was bombed in 1940. His recording of the Denbighshire people was perhaps a way of expressing his gratitude for the sanctuary found.
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