Swansea, The Grand Hotel c.1965
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Photo of Swansea, The Grand Hotel c.1965

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The Grand has recently undergone a complete refurbishment and modernization, so this photograph reveals a little of its former tarnished glory following its heyday in the 1930s.

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Memories of Swansea, the Grand Hotel c1965

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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 for the night.   I made my way to go to Auntiie Connie's in the morning, ...see more