WPW008833 WALES (1923). View of Swansea showing St Mary's Church and town centre, oblique aerial view. 5"x4" black and white glass plate negative.

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Details

Title [WPW008833] View of Swansea showing St Mary's Church and town centre, oblique aerial view. 5"x4" black and white glass plate negative.
Reference WPW008833
Date 1923
Link Coflein Archive Item 6378209
Place name
Parish
District
Country WALES
Easting / Northing 265642, 193048
Longitude / Latitude -3.9409992857105, 51.619726442612
National Grid Reference SS656930

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Swan St, & Matthew St.

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Monday 22nd of August 2016 04:14:46 PM
Smithfield Inn, Graig St.

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Monday 22nd of August 2016 04:13:04 PM
John St, & Jockey St.

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Monday 22nd of August 2016 04:06:19 PM
The Slaughter House, on the then named, Dyvatty St. (sic)

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Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:58:46 PM
To the left, Orange St. Now the 'Whitewalls' entrance to The Quadrant.

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Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:54:13 PM
Wesleyan Chapel, Goat St.

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Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:40:06 PM
Ebeneza Chapel, Ebeneza St.

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Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:36:47 PM
St. Matthews Church, High St.

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Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:31:41 PM
The Ragged School, Pleasant St.

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Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:29:57 PM
When building was erected 1912, it was named, 'New' Castle Building.

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Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:27:10 PM
The original Castle Building, corner of Castle St & College St. Destroyed Feb.1941.

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Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:24:37 PM
Woolworth's Store, High St.

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Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:22:01 PM
Swansea Power Station, Strand.

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Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:20:46 PM
Bethesda Baptist Chapel.

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Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:18:55 PM
On this building was sited the 'Swansea Devil'. Urban Myth.

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Monday 25th of July 2016 02:59:27 PM
From 1929, site of Mumbles Electric Train shed.

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Monday 25th of July 2016 02:57:21 PM
Mumbles Train steam engine shed.

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Monday 25th of July 2016 02:55:51 PM
From 1960 building had been used as a warehouse by David Evans Foodhall. From 1897, until 1941, building were used as stables, and delivery vehicle garage by Ben Evans Store.

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Friday 15th of July 2016 01:54:27 PM
The original Three Lamps, opposite side of Temple St,to todays Three lamps/The Office.

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Monday 4th of July 2016 11:25:38 AM
David Evans Store, opened 1900.

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Monday 4th of July 2016 11:21:36 AM
Strand, Swansea, 31/12/2014

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Saturday 3rd of January 2015 08:27:15 PM
College Street/High Street, Swansea, 31/12/2014

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Saturday 3rd of January 2015 08:26:30 PM
St. Mary's Church, Swansea, 31/12/2014

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Saturday 3rd of January 2015 08:19:16 PM
Ty Mam Duw, Swansea, 31/12/2014

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Saturday 3rd of January 2015 08:18:42 PM

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Wednesday 16th of October 2013 11:05:59 AM

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Wednesday 16th of October 2013 11:04:22 AM
St Mary's Street

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Wednesday 16th of October 2013 11:03:27 AM
Cross Keys Inn

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Wednesday 16th of October 2013 11:02:53 AM
Swansea (High Street) station - GWR.

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Saturday 28th of September 2013 08:05:41 PM
Still with overall roof

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Tuesday 6th of January 2015 12:38:57 AM
Palace Theatre. Listed but in a terrible state. I worked there in the 1960's when a member of Swansea little Theatre's lighting dept. We moved out as the building was about to be demolished. Its still standing in 2013 but only just!

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Saturday 7th of September 2013 05:18:01 PM
Elysium Cinema

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Saturday 7th of September 2013 05:15:31 PM
Ben Evans Store

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Friday 29th of June 2012 09:13:23 PM
Waterloo Street

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Friday 29th of June 2012 09:07:03 PM
Swansea Central Police Station

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Thursday 28th of June 2012 08:39:08 PM
The building was completed, 1912.

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Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:33:07 PM
Holy Trinity Church

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Thursday 28th of June 2012 08:31:01 PM
Trinity Place still exists in name. It is the service lane behind Orchard St, multi-storey car-park, through to Belle View Way.

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Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:47:48 PM
Swansea Public Library, Alexander Road - note the domed roof of the reference library.

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Thursday 28th of June 2012 08:29:37 PM
steam locomotive of the Mumbles Railway, replaced by electric trams 1929

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Thursday 28th of June 2012 02:00:27 PM
this is lewis lewis store later became bejams after a fire damaged the old store i worked on the demolition

pauly
Wednesday 27th of June 2012 04:26:14 PM
Hi Pauly. Do you remember what year it was demolished?

Claudine (Volcano Theatre Co)

Volcano
Wednesday 16th of July 2014 10:25:42 AM
this is ben evans store later became castle gardens

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Wednesday 27th of June 2012 04:22:53 PM
Castle Gardens and the fountain is here.

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Tuesday 26th of June 2012 10:31:44 PM

User Comment Contributions

Dylan Thomas, Swansea, 31/12/2014

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Saturday 3rd of January 2015 08:25:02 PM
Swansea Castle, 31/12/2014

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Saturday 3rd of January 2015 08:23:34 PM
Swansea Castle, 31/12/2014

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Saturday 3rd of January 2015 08:23:01 PM
Swansea Castle, 31/12/2014

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Saturday 3rd of January 2015 08:22:37 PM
Swansea Castle, 31/12/2014

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Saturday 3rd of January 2015 08:21:59 PM
Castle Square, Swansea, 31/12/2014

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Saturday 3rd of January 2015 08:20:04 PM
St. Mary's Church 30/12/2013

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Wednesday 1st of January 2014 12:15:21 PM