Mumbles

When Mumbles was ‘The Mumbles’ - poem

By Cyril Gwynn When Mumbles was ‘The Mumbles’, ‘tis not so long ago, Since I was but a nipper going to school, When fishing craft and dredger would anchor in .

Opened August 2002 Closed September 2009 Mumbles Local History Centre at Ty Hanes 4, Dunns Lane, Mumbles It was run as a partnership between Mumbles Development Trust and Oystermouth Historical .

... for me, the memories of which have stayed with me all my life. The Mumbles Lifeboat in War-time by Ton Ace Memories of the Mumbles Train 1807 - 1960 Its ...

Mumbles Head during peacetime and war - A History of Mumbles

Until 1826, when the Swansea to Oystermouth turnpike road opened, Mumbles had been a small isolated fishing village with no road access around the bay to ...

Mumbles in Wartime 1939 - 1945

This chapter has articles which recount memories of life in wartime Mumbles and reveals the discoveries made at the Anti-Aircraft battery, the Coastal Defence batteries (illustration) on the hill ...

... memories, writings and memorabilia. Everyone had their own particular experiences of riding on the Mumbles Train, whether by horse, steam or electric locomotion. Over the years, locals and visitors alike ...

C.E.Tucker and The Mumbles Press

by Sylvia Bagley For over thirty years, the Mumbles Press was a key institution of Mumbles life. My father, Christopher ‘C.E.’ Tucker, was its founder and driving spirit. In ...

1919, A Year in the Life of Mumbles

... A Year in the life of' is a snapshot-in-time of life in Mumbles over a period of twelve months. 1919 was chosen, as it was a year of ...

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