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Historic maps of Pilton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Pilton maps

Pilton photos

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Pitton| Rhossili| Gower| Porteynon| Horton| Llangennith| Reynoldston| Cheriton| Worms Head| Penrice| Oxwich| Llanmadoc| Llanrhidian

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Memories of Pilton

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Family Memories

St Mary's Church 1901
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Through my parents' eyes I am remembering life in Rhossili when they worked and met at the Worms Head Hotel. As a child I was taken many times here and fell in love with this beautifull coastline, and as I became older I would sit on the path's edge and remember the stories my parents told me of their happy times here. My grandfather William Patten was in the Royal Navy and at the end of the First World War he was transfered to Rhossili coastguards. He and my grandmother, Rosina Patten nee Honor, lived with their family here until he retired about 1932. One of their sons, George Patten my father, worked at the Worms Head Hotel, he was also a carpenter and did some repairs on a church pew in St. Mary's, the little local church. I have been there many times imagining I was sitting on this very pew. My mother Eleanor Kate Andrews fell in love with George and they were married in 1935. Apparantly the... Read more

My Grandads Family.

My Grandads family were from Horton, as far as I know they had a farm here. My Grandad (Kenneth Grove) moved to the Northeast of England when he married my Nan. My Grandad died in 1984, when I was 4 years old, and we went to spread his ashes on the beach at Horton, and stayed with his brother (I think) who then had the farm. I have been back twice since 1984, it's such a lovely place.

Holidays For Children of Deceased WW1 Veterans

My late sister had several holidays in Llangennith in the 1920's. Because her father was killed in WW1, I have always assumed that these were paid for either by the army or the then British Legion. Does anyone know anything about the exact location of the holiday site, and what person or organisation might have provided the funding?

Living at East Cwm Ivy

Lived at East Cwm Ivy as a child from 1973 to 1980. This photo does not show our house but the view from it to the houses you go past to go to the beach.

On Our Way to Three Cliffs Bay

The Village 1893
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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 days they were.

My Mom's Little Dog

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.

Mumbles Memories

The Cemetery 1899
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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 resided.

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