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Gowerton, West Glamorgan
Gowerton maps
Historic maps of Gowerton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Gowerton maps
Historic map of Gowerton
Illustrated Victorian map of West Glamorgan
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Gowerton books
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Swansea Photographic Memories
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1 Gowerton photos appear in 1 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Gowerton
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I was thrilled to see your photo of Cecil Road as the houses on the left are in Hill Street and my Grandmother lived at number 2, the left hand house.
I have very Happy Memories of holidays with 'Mam' at Hill Street. My Dad, Dudley Williams was born a Hill Street along with his 7 siblings. The Williams family were... [more]
Shared on 01 February 2008
West Glamorgan memories
I was born and brought up at "The Woodbine" which was next door to Peniel Chapel. Living in Pontlliw was such a great experience but sadly I have not been back in many many years. Would love to see some more old photgraphs of the village.
Shared on 05 April 2009
I was brought up on Abergwenlais Farm and went to Pontlliw Infants School.
My family lived in Pontlliw for several generations.
Shared on 27 December 2008
I recall my father Gerry Richards of West Cross telling me that when the building was no longer being used( he was then an acting security man having formerly tended the gardens and the boiler system) that he and his colleague were in the kitchen when they heard footsteps(the clicking of high heels) coming from the internal corridor towards the closed... [more]
Shared on 04 February 2008
107 Walter Road,Swansea was the scene of many happy school holidays.It is still there, butis now a business address. My Bampie and Nanny Price lived there, with Nan's mum Nanny Rees occupying the back downstairs room as a bedroom-come-sitting room,she had French doors out to the garden and the outside toilet. Upstairs lived my Dad's sister and her husband and daughter, my Aunty... [more]
Shared on 20 November 2009
My brother Joe joined St Mary's church choir about 1936. We lived on Pantycelyn Road, Town Hill and every Sunday morning he was forced to drag me, his sister (sixteen months younger), down the hill and across town to the church. He went into the choir loft and I was left to find a seat somewhere. The place looked enormous to... [more]
Shared on 19 August 2009
I was born and bred in the Mount Pleasant area of Swansea, in which the D&D Institute was based. My schooling was Terrace Road infants & juniors. Lots of football in the street, Cwmdonkin Park and playing in and around the quarry off the Promenade, that overlooked the Institute. The quarry was wild, with steep drops and the cause of many... [more]
Shared on 21 November 2007
One of my trips from London to the Mumbles to Auntie Connie's house
This looks exactly like the picture I took to prove to Mom I had been on my way to Auntie Connies' house. I took the train from Doncaster in England to Swansea - one of the train ticketers' kept bothering me, so I snuck past him when he got to Swansea and ran over to the Grand to book a room... [more]
Shared on 05 November 2006
Extracts From Gowerton & West Glamorgan books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Gowerton, inspired by Frith photos.
In this view we are looking towards the level crossing and Dunraven Terrace. The signals and level crossing gates were operated from the signal box. After the line from Swansea to Pontarddulais was closed in 1965, the gates, signals and foot- bridge were removed.
This is an extract from Swansea Pocket Album.
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South Wales Photographic Memories
The village of Gowerton, or Tre-Gwyr, was once the heart of a busy coal-field, no longer in production, sad to say. Note the Esso petrol pump on the right, and the stop sign across the street. Over the crossroads is Archie's Café advertising Hovis bread.
This is an extract from South Wales Photographic Memories.
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In July 1905, the National Lifeboat Association held a demonstration on the lake. Good Friday and Easter Monday would see a miniature fair—stalls for refreshments, model yacht racing on the reservoir, rowing boats for hire, bowls and so on. Here we see the 'tropical island' with its giant Gunnera and the half-timbered lodge.
This is an extract from Swansea Pocket Album.
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