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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.
Contributed by Susie Somerville-Franz
West Glamorgan memories
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
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
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 Pennard & West Glamorgan books
Pennard stands high above a tidal creek some eight miles west-south-west of Swansea. The ruins are of a late 13th-century castle built on the site of an earlier stronghold. It is not certain who owned Pennard or who lived in it; there is no evidence for any 15th- or 16th-century rebuilding, so perhaps the castle was abandoned in the 14th century.
An extract from from"50 Classics - Castles".
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 information as to who owned Pennard, or who even lived in it. There is no evidence for any 15th- or 16th-century rebuilding work, so the castle might well have been abandoned during the 14th century.
An extract from from"Welsh Castles".
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".
This is not, in fact a Roman bridge at all, but was
probably built in the 18th century. This fact could be
slightly awkward for Roman Court and Roman Bridge
Lane, two newly-built housing developments nearby. The
bridge is now the subject of controversy: it is scheduled for
relocation to make way for a leisure centre.
An extract from from"Swansea Pocket Album".
The ivy-clad castle is approached
via Castle Avenue. ‘Oystermouth
Castle is a majestic ruin, in a bold
situation near the sea coast, com-
manding a delightful prospect of the
country, and surrounded by broken
cliffs’. (Benjamin Malkin, c1803).
An extract from from"Swansea Pocket Album".