A MODEL of the last ship to trade at Pembroke is to go on display at the town's museum.

In January, Councillor Linda Asman asked for permission to repair and move the Kathleen and May model from the town hall foyer.

“Having set up the museum, one of our problems is a shortage of artefacts,” she said. “We would like the Kathleen and May to be a part of the museum, a focal point, something which would hit you when you come into the room.”

Pembroke Town Council unanimously supported the proposal.

West Wales Maritime Heritage Society and the model’s creator, David James, said the ship was a frequent visitor to Pembroke, carrying two hundredweight sacks of grain for the old mill on the Mill Bridge.

Annie Jenkins, known as Annie the Mill – and barely five foot tall - helped carry the sacks to the North Quay warehouse.

The last of the coastal traders, the ship’s final visit to Pembroke was in 1960.

David added: “I am delighted that the Kathleen and May model will now form the centrepiece of Pembroke Museum – as the last ship to trade at Pembroke she represents a real piece of Pembroke’s history, marking the end of its many centuries of sea trading.”