Old Buildings in Mumbles

A collection of articles which features well-known 'old' buildings,

As well as: Points of interest, or a Focus of the area

Glyn Cerrig House- by Wendy Cope.

The Lloyd-Jones family had occupied Glyn Cerrig for over 100 years, when demolition began

Going to The Tiv by Grafton Maggs

Was our name for the Tivoli Cinema, now rede opted into the Oyster Wharf

The Tivoli under development - Oct 2015
The redevelopment of the Tivoli Complex will change this part of Mumbles.

The First Mother and Baby Clinic in Mumbles

Nurse Henrietta Lloyd, Mumbles’ first trained midwife, founded a mother & baby clinic and mother-craft classes in its schools

The Historic Inns and Taverns of Mumbles by Brian E Davies

To illustrate the fascinating history of these old inns-

Lilliput Hall: Its Life and Times by Carol Powell

The Duke of Beaufort owned the 4 acres on which Lilliput Hall stood.

Reputed to be some of the oldest buildings in the area, they witnessed many changes during their long life

Living above the Shop, The Dunns 1916-1950

by Sylvia Bagley

C.E.Tucker and The Mumbles Press

by Sylvia Bagley

Mumbles Hill House

Formerly known as Somerset House by Jan McKechnie

Mumbles Lifeboat Station - NEW & OLD

The four Lifeboat Stations at Mumbles Pier

The Mumbles Lifeboat and Lighthouse

In the Nineteenth Century

Mumbles Lighthouse - Captured in Time

Keepers of the Light

Living at Mumbles Lighthouse

The Prince's Fountain, Southend by Carol Powell M.A.

many do not realise its original purpose

Red Cross Hospitals in the Mumbles area

during the Great War by Carol Powell MA

Voluntary aid was supplied by Members of the local VAD and Ladies of the neighbourhood

The Bikers of Mumbles shops

by Woodrow Honey

In the Street where I lived, Woodville Road

by Malcolm Snell

Taking in Visitors

by Elaine Symmons

Ghostly goings on at Llwynderw

by Dave Richards

Summerland House and The Dingle

a Lost Garden in Caswell

This is the story of a lost house, those who lived in its environs

The Old Village of Newton by Edna Davies

Before the big post-war building explosion, it was a ... which had been built in about 1630 and in front of it , the farm buildings.

Thistleboon Orphanage: extracts from the autobiography of Amy Winters (nee King)

I left school at 14 years old and almost immediately started my training to go into service at Thistleboon Orphanage

The Story of the Misses Angels and Their Farm

Now submerged in the Bay and extending as far as the Green Grounds, formerly belonged to the Angel family.

A Vanished Landmark

The Mumbles Railway: From Waiting Room to Café by Carol Powell M.A.

A Victorian Landmark in twenty-first century Mumbles, the old waiting room, was used as a Café in 2010

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