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- 6 photos on Oxwich appear in 3 Frith books - View photos of Oxwich
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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 days they were.
A memory of Parkmill contributed by Julia Cousins
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.
A memory of Pennard contributed by Susie Somerville-Franz
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.
A memory of Llanmadoc contributed by Kathy dudley
Mumbles Memories
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.
A memory of Oystermouth contributed by Nicholas Johns
Extracts From Oxwich & West Glamorgan books
In 1541 a large manor house was constructed within the remnants of the old castle. It even incorporated a part of the curtain wall, gatehouse and great tower. Above the gate can be seen the arms of Sir Rhys Mansell (1487-1559), who by the reign of Queen Mary had become one of Glamorgan’s chief landowners.
An extract from from"Welsh Castles".
At Christmas 1557, Oxwich would be the scene of an incident that would result in litigation before the Court of the Star Chamber. Sir Rhys was distantly related to Sir George Herbert (?1498-1570), another wealthy landowner and vice-Admiral of the Crown. The trouble started over the cargo of a French merchant ship wrecked on Oxwich Point. Sir George intended to hold an inquiry to access ownership of the spoils, and sent two retainers ahead to secure the cargo. They had no warrant, so Sir Rhys’s tenants refused to hand anything over. The whole episode got totally out of hand and ended in the death of Anne Mansell, who had ridden over to Oxwich with the intention of acting as the family peacemaker.
An extract from from"Welsh Castles".
Oxwich was Sir Rhys’s main residence. He was certainly a man of his time; he was a veteran of the wars in Ireland, Chamberlain of Chester, and a member of the Council in the Marches. Between 1542 and 1546 he served in the wars against France and Scotland. Though he appears to have been out of favour during the reign of Edward VI, he returned to prominence upon the accession of Queen Mary with his appointment as chamberlain and chancellor for the south of Wales.
An extract from from"Welsh Castles".
Perhaps the girls are buying a bus ticket here, but the Walls ice cream signs suggest they may be after something more exciting. Walls and Lyons Maid were generally the only ice cream sellers on show in shops during these years. Nearby is the 13th-century Penrice Castle, which was originally built by the Normans after finally gaining control of the Gower in 1099.
An extract from from"Wales Living Memories".
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.
An extract from from"Swansea Pocket Album".