Samuel and Nathaniel Buck are arguably the most important topogrphic artists of their time and offer an unrivalled view of the antiquities of England and Wales in the eighteenth century.

There is no romanticism in their work which offers a very workmanlike view of Haverfordwest Castle drawn less than a hundred years after the Civil War when Oliver Cromwell ordered its destruction.

We can tell from this picture that the river was very important to the town (indeed it was an important maritime port) and what we refer to as 'The Old Bridge' was at this time the only bridge and still quite new having been constructed only 14 years earlier. 

To the right of the picture in the background we can see St Martin's Church and properties which are probably at or near Queen's Square, there are also what appear to be remants of castle walls that have disappeared but which probably mark the edge of Hayguard Lane.

To the left of the picture we see the familiar outline of St Mary's Church but at this time it had a steeple (which was removed 60 years later) and we can also see some substantial properties which appear to be in the area of upper High Street and Market Street.