In 1949, Margaret Taylor bought the lease to the Boathouse in Laugharne, to provide a settled home for Dylan and his family. In this blog, Linda explores the background to this generous gift. By the time Dylan Thomas and the …
Linda’s new blog looks at the early stages of the friendship between Dylan Thomas and his patron, Margaret Taylor, from the perspective of Margaret’s husband, A.J.P. Taylor. The iconic Boat House, in its picturesque setting on the estuary at Laugharne, …
‘Find Your Words’ – a competition organised by mental health charity for young people in Swansea, Neath and Port Talbot. The Dylan Thomas Centre has teamed up with mental health and social change charity Platfform to launch ‘Find your …
Linda’s latest blog focuses on Dylan and Caitlin’s stay in Blashford, Hampshire, shortly after their marriage. Before Dylan Thomas married Caitlin Macnamara in July 1937, neither had met their prospective parents-in-law. On discovering their wedding plans, Dylan’s brother-in-law, Haydn Taylor, …
In Linda’s latest blog, she looks at another unusual space in which Dylan used to write. In recent years, the humble garden shed has regained popularity as a multipurpose domestic space to ‘escape’ to. Furthermore, log cabins, gypsy caravans, and …
