Swansea Collection (page 2)

The Ringer, Grand Theatre, Swansea
The Ringer, at the Grand Theatre, Swansea - wanted on a charge of murder, 500 reward. circa 1927

Two young men put their heads through a comic cartoon cutout on Mumbles Pier, South Wales. See also PD000563 - ME No.12480486 for similar image without people Date: 1992

Fisherman, near Mumbles Pier, South Wales
A fisherman casts his line into the sea beside Mumbles Pier in Swansea Bay, South Wales Date: 1992

Mumbles piar cartoon cut-out
Mumbles Pier, South Wales. A cartoon couple with faces cut-out for tourists holiday snaps Date: 1992

The Mumbles Train, Swansea, Glamorgan
The Mumbles Train, Swansea, near Port Talbot, Glamorgan, Wales. Swansea & Mumbles Railway Date: 1900s

Business card, T Rhys, undertaker, near Swansea, Wales
Business card of T Rhys, builder, undertaker and complete funeral furnisher, of Ynystawe, Clydach, near Swansea, Wales, with an engraving of a horse-drawn hearse. Date: circa 1880s

Mumbles Cliff Walk
The lovely Cliff Walk on the Mumbles, Gower Peninsula, looking out over Swansea Bay, Glamorganshire, Wales. Date: 1960s

Wales / Mumbles Head
Mumbles Head, Swansea Bay, Glamorganshire, Wales, a beauty spot on the Gower Peninsula. Date: 1950s

Wales / Langland Bay
Langland Bay, east of Mumbles, on Swansea Bay, Glamorganshire, Wales. Date: 1960s

Raymond Glendenning (1907-1974) BBC radio sports commentator, here commentating on the Park Rangers v Swansea match

Mcpherson / Swansea F ball
L McPherson, player for Swansea Town

Swansea
Colour lantern slide depicting Swansea in Wales. Date: circa 1890s

Temple Street, Swansea, Wales
A beautiful (and very unusual for the date) postcard view of Temple Street, Swansea, Wales at dusk. Red sky at night, shepherds delight. Date: circa 1908

Broken Old Swansea china plate on a Christmas postcard
Broken Old Swansea china plate on a Christmas and New Year postcard. Date: circa 1890s

Sitting Room, The YMCA Institute, Swansea, Wales
Sitting Room, The YMCA Institute, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales. Date: 1910s

Sybil Street, Clydach, Glamorgan
Sybil Street, Clydach, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales. Date: 1910

The Village, Oxwich, Glamorgan
The Village, Oxwich, Swansea, near Port Eynon, Glamorgan, Wales. Date: 1930s

Edwardian Holidaymakers by the Dock, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales. Showing a Brackey/Bracchi Ice Cream Cart Date: 1900s

Theatrical Group, Swansea, Glamorgan
Theatrical Group, Swansea, Gwynedd, Glamorgan, Wales. Date: 1900s

The Bay, Three Cliffs Bay, Glamorgan
The Bay, Three Cliffs Bay, Swansea, near Southgate, Glamorgan, Wales. Showing Tor Point Date: 1920s

Pobbles Bay, Three Cliffs Bay, Glamorgan
Pobbles Bay, Three Cliffs Bay, Swansea, near Southgate, Glamorgan, Wales. Showing Tor Point Date: 1920s

Multiview, Gower Peninsula, Glamorgan
Multiview, Gower Peninsula, Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales. Date: 1920s

Park Mill - Parkmill, Swansea, Glamorgan
Park Mill / Parkmill, Swansea, near Killay, Glamorgan, Wales. Date: 1910s

Suffragette Caught Bathing. A suffragette is caught bathing at Swansea and hides behind rocks. Gallant gentleman offers his hat so she may cover her modesty. Date: circa 1910

Lord Glantawe, Vanity Fair, WHO
JOHN JONES JENKINS, 1st Baron GLANTAWE of Swansea (1835 - 1915) Welsh tin-plate manufacturer and Liberal politician. Three time Mayor of Swansea (1869, 1879 and 1880)

Sir John Talbot Dillwyn Llewellyn, Vanity Fair, Spy
SIR JOHN TALBOT DILWYN LLEWELLYN, 1st baronet (1836-1927) Welsh Conservative Member of Parliament for Swansea between 1895 and 1900. Strong links to Welsh sports

Frederick J Benson, Vanity Fair, WHO
FREDERICK J BENSON. Financier who founded his own Bank. Financed Swansea Harbour development. Caption: Swansea Harbour Date: -

Rain causes house to collapse, Cwmbula, Wales
Rain caused the side of a house to collapse at Cwmbula near Swansea, Wales. People in bed found themselves hanging out over a 25 foot drop and had to be helped down with ladders

Wales / Mumbles
Cliffs east of Mumbles, Swansea Bay, Glamorganshire, Wales. This view was taken from the magnificent Cliff Walk. Date: 1960s

House and slag heap near Swansea
A house near Swansea is becoming overwhelmed by a nearby slag heap. A man clambers up the heap to inspect its progress. Date: circa 1936

Swansea Loop East Junction, Glamorgan, South Wales
View of the railway tracks at the Swansea Loop East Junction on the Great Western Railway in Glamorgan, South Wales, with details of lamps and points

Swansea main railway sidings, Glamorgan, South Wales
View of Swanseas main railway sidings on the Great Western Railway in Glamorgan, South Wales, with a large number of trucks loaded with coal

Swansea Goods Yard, Glamorgan, South Wales
View of the railway tracks at the Swansea Goods Yard, not far from the Docks, on the Great Western Railway in Glamorgan, South Wales

Railway track at Landore, near Swansea, South Wales
View of the railway track at Landore, near Swansea, on the Great Western Railway, Glamorgan, South Wales

Oil Pipelines - Llandarcy Oil Refinery, Swansea
A row of eight oil pipelines at the Llandarcy BP Oil Refinery, Swansea, Wales

Loading Rail Tank Wagons - Llandarcy, Wales
Loading BP Rail Tank Wagons - at the BP oil refinery at Llandarcy, Swansea, Wales

Wax run down at Llandarcy
The wax run-down at the BP crude oil processing plant at Llandarcy, Swansea, Wales

Swansea Pilot Boat
Swansea pilot boat

Steam navvy used to make the new dock at Swansea. By the late nineteenth century, chores traditionally done by workmen were being performed by steam engines

Oil Refinery Sunset
Sunset over an oil refinery near Swansea, South Wales

Oystermouth Castle
The Gower Penninsulas finest castle, founded by William de Londres in the 12th century. It stands on a small hill in Mumbles town, with magnificent views over Swansea Bay

Fowler / Swansea F ball
Jack Fowler, player for Swansea Town and Wales

Swansea Station

Machines / Steam Navvy
STEAM NAVVY Excavation machine used in making a new dock in Swansea

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