Pennard, West Glamorgan
Pennard maps
Historic maps of Pennard and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Pennard maps
Historic map of Pennard
Illustrated Victorian map of West Glamorgan
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Pennard books
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Swansea Photographic Memories
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Memories of Pennard
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Mom was born in Swansea in 1924. She adopted a dog from our local Animal Care and Control in Michigan 1998 - she fell in love with her. She named her Pennard after this place. She loved it here.
Shared on 05 November 2006
West Glamorgan memories
On our way to Three Cliffs Bay
For my sister, Carol, and I, Parkmill meant only one thing - Shepherd's Shop.
The only place to buy ice cream and sweets and even the new 'Coca Cola'. We always stopped here on our way to and my aunt's wooden bungalow almost on the beach at Three Cliffs Bay where we spent many, many happy summers. What wonderful... [more]
Shared on 17 November 2007
My Great, Great, Grandfather planted these trees which you can see running down the middle of the photo in 1883 when the cemetery was opened and they are still present to this day.
His name was Henry Harris (1827-1911). He died at 84yrs old. His wife Elizabeth Harris passed away in 1920 aged 88yrs at the Cemetery Lodge where they both... [more]
Shared on 05 April 2007
Whenever I heard the words "The Mumbles" as a child, it conjured up a very romantic image in my mind. According to family history, my Great-grandfather Thomas Stokes proposed to my Great-grandmother Matilda Thomas there. I can just imagine them enjoying the lovely view and sea air and planning their future. They left Wales for America in 1908, never to return... [more]
Shared on 08 March 2008
I have many happy memories of Mumbles Pier from the 1950s onwards. It was a place of Penny Slot Machines and there were lots of opportunities to spend your pocket money and have fun! I can remember the Laughing Policeman exhibit - a penny in the slot started a unusual and rather scary model of a Policeman, complete with helmet, swaying... [more]
Shared on 27 February 2008
Childhood memories in the Mumbles
I was born in London, but my Mother came from the Mumbles, so several times a year we took the train from Paddington on our journey to Swansea. With a large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins, the sea, the beaches and the freedom, I thought I was in heaven! This photo of the Mumbles in 1954 was just as... [more]
Shared on 27 February 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
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
Extracts From Pennard & West Glamorgan books
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Pennard stands high above a tidal creek some eight miles west-south-west of Swansea. The ruins are of a late 13th-century rectangular castle built on the site of an earlier stronghold that was possibly destroyed during the Lord Rhys' campaign. There is a twin-towered gatehouse to the landward side, and square towers at each corner of the curtain wall. There is little... [more]
This is an extract from Welsh Castles.
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South Wales Photographic Memories
Pennard stands high above a tidal creek about eight miles south-west of Swansea. Here we can see the ruins of the late 13th-century rectangular castle; it occupies the site of a previous fortification, which is thought to have been destroyed during Lord Rhys's campaign.
This is an extract from South Wales Photographic Memories.
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South Wales Photographic Memories
There are little or no records for the castle, and it is possible that it was abandoned as early as the 14th century. We can just see the twin-towered gatehouse.
This is an extract from South Wales Photographic Memories.
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