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by Stuart Batcup
Having spent an idyllic childhood playing and exploring all these places, I thought it would be fun to retrace some of my childhood steps.
Our Trek, using the 1844 Tithe Map takes us to the site of the building originally known as Thistleboon House: a Gentleman’s Residence
Extracts from the autobiography of Amy Winters (nee King)
I will never forget ‘Lady’ and my wonderful childhood years. I left school at 14 years old and almost immediately started my training to go into service.
Looking the part of a maid in my white apron, black dress and little white cap, I loved doing everything except house cleaning. But my story begins much earlier-
and onwards to Caswell
by Brinley McKay
Brinley recalled that the Orphanage was administered by Miss Scott and Miss Mossop and he knew the names of all the children there.
by Carol Powell MA
Prior to the cutting, it would have been necessary to walk up over the hill through Thistleboon or up the steep slope from the George or indeed take a boat around the headland ...
by Hilary Mackenzie
I was born in a small, square, limestone-walled house overlooking the old village of Mumbles, which nestles close to the shoreline of Swansea Bay.
The excavations on Mumbles Hill, in March 2017, by Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust & Mumbles Development Trust, has confirmed that it was a Roman site.
Now it has been allowed to return to nature and the easiest route to the site is from Thistleboon Drive, parking is very limited.
The 'White Lady' statue which stood in the garden of Lewin's Hill House, Thistleboon was a figurehead from a schooner
by Kate Jones
Blue Plaque at Craig-y-Mor, the home of Morfydd Owen at Thistleboon,
Also called 'Langland Camps' by Joan Gleig
We had a glorious view of the sea and Langland Bay, with the three points—Langland, Caswell and Oxwich reaching out into the water.
Then chips, and munching all the way up Thistleboon.
by Malcolm Webborn
Tom Nicholls’ Hole is situated below Rams Tor Headland and is approachable from the 'Ginny’s Gut' side of the headland on the coastal path between Limeslade and Langland, or from Plunch Lane, Thistleboon. Also marked Doctors Mine at Ginny’s Gut
The ARP post was equipped with a telephone, stirrup pumps and buckets of sand. At that time, only one house in Thistleboon and Michael's Field had a telephone, so the ARP post was state of the art in terms of communications.
The 623rd Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery was sited adjacent to Thistleboon Common and west of the 299th Coastal Defence Battery on Mumbles Hill, now Mumbles Hill Local Nature Reserve, at Thistleboon Drive.
I worked with 12 girls at the Command Post, again as a Telephonist. We worked a shift system.
When we arrived at the camp the men were moved out of the wooden huts and they lived in tents for several months, while Nissan huts were built opposite.'
Nature has once more covered some gun sites, but surprisingly, many of the anti-aircraft gun emplacements still remain for walkers to view and explore the WW2 emplacements and bunkers.
Clearance work on Mumbles Hill Local Nature Reserve took place near Thistleboon Drive car-park.
The Information boards will be replaced following repairs.
Now: Mumbles Hill Local Nature Reserve
Under construction
... to a grant from Mumbles Community Council ... story on the website, entitled Mumbles Hill House ... American DUKW Operation in Mumbles and Gower ..
Mumbles Hill Local Nature Reserve
... hardy sheep ranged over the Mumbles Hill, the commons ... for weaving, perhaps by local weaver, John ... from my book, Regency Mumbles, nine years ...