WPW054870 WALES (1937). General view of Swansea, oblique aerial view. 5"x4" black and white glass plate negative.
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Details
| Title | [WPW054870] General view of Swansea, oblique aerial view. 5"x4" black and white glass plate negative. |
| Reference | WPW054870 |
| Date | 16-August-1937 |
| Link | Coflein Archive Item 6370102 |
| Place name | |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | WALES |
| Easting / Northing | 265642, 193048 |
| Longitude / Latitude | -3.9409992857105, 51.619726442612 |
| National Grid Reference | SS656930 |
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 William Brown Jnr Monumental Mason. |
 Rowland Humble |
Sunday 13th of March 2022 02:33:31 PM |
| Bridge St, with Bridge Café on the left. |
Steve J Phillips |
Thursday 28th of July 2016 01:27:42 PM |
| The 'Monkey Bridge', was closed to pedestrians, WW2, it was considered an, 'Access to the Docks by Foreign Agents'. |
Steve J Phillips |
Thursday 28th of July 2016 01:12:43 PM |
| The Red House Pub, alongside the Docks entrance. |
Steve J Phillips |
Thursday 28th of July 2016 01:08:54 PM |
| To the left, Thomas St, still named Thomas St. |
Steve J Phillips |
Thursday 28th of July 2016 01:07:07 PM |
| Fabian's Bay Congregational Church, Balaclava St. |
Steve J Phillips |
Thursday 28th of July 2016 01:05:23 PM |
| St. Thomas Church. |
Steve J Phillips |
Thursday 28th of July 2016 01:03:18 PM |
| Strand Power Station, decommissioned 1934, when the Tir John Power Station, Port Tennant opened. |
Steve J Phillips |
Thursday 28th of July 2016 01:01:55 PM |
| No.1 Maes St. My Paternal Grandparents lived there, early 1900s. The house no longer exists. |
Steve J Phillips |
Thursday 28th of July 2016 12:55:59 PM |
| Weaver's Flour Mill |
Harvey |
Thursday 19th of March 2015 08:59:45 PM |
| Riverside Station (closed 1933). Note the sharply curved platform. Passenger trains diverted to East Dock station until 1935 when all services rerouted into High Street. |
gBr |
Tuesday 6th of January 2015 01:57:19 AM |
| St Thomas Station |
gBr |
Tuesday 6th of January 2015 01:54:02 AM |
 Class31 |
Monday 5th of January 2015 07:23:29 PM | |
Class31 |
Monday 5th of January 2015 07:22:46 PM | |
Class31 |
Monday 5th of January 2015 04:36:05 PM | |
Class31 |
Monday 5th of January 2015 04:35:28 PM | |
Class31 |
Monday 5th of January 2015 04:34:10 PM | |
Class31 |
Monday 5th of January 2015 04:33:30 PM | |
Class31 |
Monday 5th of January 2015 04:32:16 PM | |
| Rialto Cinema Wind St., former Star Theatre. |
Louis |
Saturday 7th of September 2013 04:50:29 PM |
| Ship in Consolidated Fisheries Dry Dock with possible steam pilot cutter ROGER BECK moored outside in South Dock. |
Louis |
Saturday 7th of September 2013 04:49:00 PM |
| Fishmarket and Ice Factory |
Louis |
Saturday 7th of September 2013 04:46:37 PM |
| Chas McNamara and sons ship chandlers |
Stevemacit |
Wednesday 8th of May 2013 08:09:52 PM |
| Swansea Victoria railway station (LMSR) |
Viator |
Wednesday 10th of April 2013 09:55:56 AM |
| Victoria Railway Station, now the site of the LC2 |
chrisholt |
Friday 5th of October 2012 12:53:42 PM |
To be exact, this is No. 3 signal box: the station shed itself is a little to the left in this view. |
Viator |
Wednesday 10th of April 2013 10:04:27 AM |
| The Strand power station, commissioned 1900 |
johnhenry |
Sunday 1st of July 2012 01:22:00 PM |
| Ice factory 1880-1901.. served the fish market and cold store until they moved to the South Dock. Now a listed building |
johnhenry |
Sunday 1st of July 2012 01:07:14 PM |
| Just visible is "The Monkey Bridge" crossing from St thomas to the Prince of Wales dock |
johnhenry |
Sunday 1st of July 2012 12:56:45 PM |
| East Dock station |
johnhenry |
Sunday 1st of July 2012 12:55:21 PM |
Closed to passengers 1935. |
gBr |
Tuesday 6th of January 2015 01:58:22 AM |
| Prince of Wales dry dock |
tonyf |
Friday 29th of June 2012 07:48:46 AM |
| Mumbles train depot |
tonyf |
Thursday 28th of June 2012 06:25:33 AM |
| Hodders cafe opposite Mumbles train terminus |
tonyf |
Thursday 28th of June 2012 06:24:06 AM |
| Coast Lines Shipping shed also known as "bobalong" Irish potatoes arrived here.
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tonyf |
Thursday 28th of June 2012 06:22:21 AM |
| Old Guildhall,became a school now Dylan Thomas centre |
tonyf |
Thursday 28th of June 2012 06:15:05 AM |
| Pump House |
Mark719 |
Tuesday 26th of June 2012 11:44:24 PM |
| Swansea Museum |
Mark719 |
Tuesday 26th of June 2012 11:43:00 PM |
| Morgans Hotel - This building still stands today. It can be seen next to the Evening Post building here in street view https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=51.618629,-3.93774&spn=0.003198,0.013797&t=m&z=16&vpsrc=6&layer=c&cbll=51.618758,-3.93769&panoid=K8UHqZAC_g2DFg6PVs9Kvw&cbp=12,97.32,,0,-2.94 |
Nigel Davies |
Tuesday 26th of June 2012 10:16:28 PM |
| Castle Cinema - The building still stands today but is no longer a cinema. |
Nigel Davies |
Tuesday 26th of June 2012 10:10:11 PM |
User Comment Contributions
 Castle Cinema, Swansea, 31/12/2014 |
Class31 |
Monday 5th of January 2015 07:24:34 PM |
 South Dock, Swansea, 31/12/2014 |
Class31 |
Monday 5th of January 2015 04:36:35 PM |
 The Pumphouse, Swansea, 31/12/2014 |
Class31 |
Monday 5th of January 2015 04:34:47 PM |
 Exchange Chambers, Swansea, 31/12/2014 |
Class31 |
Monday 5th of January 2015 04:32:50 PM |
 Swansea Museum, 31/12/2014 |
Class31 |
Monday 5th of January 2015 04:31:41 PM |
 Morgans Hotel, Swansea, 31/12/2014 |
Class31 |
Monday 5th of January 2015 04:31:14 PM |
 Old Guildhall now Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, 31/12/2014 |
Class31 |
Monday 5th of January 2015 04:30:40 PM |
 Old Guildhall now Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, 31/12/2014 |
Class31 |
Monday 5th of January 2015 04:30:13 PM |
 Aerial view of Swansea Docks from the North, October 2013 courtesy Con Shields |
Class31 |
Sunday 4th of January 2015 07:38:57 PM |