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
Everyday Life on Mumbles Coastguard Station 1930 & 1940s
by Bet Ogborne and Pat Symmons
Going to The Tiv by Grafton Maggs
Was our name for the Tivoli Cinema, now rede opted into the Oyster Wharf
by Woodrow Honey
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
Memories of Life at Oystermouth Vicarage
by Anne Ardouin
Now & Then: Mumbles Conservative ClubPreviously The Ship & Castle Hotel
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
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
They are giving away free ice-cream
By Grafton Pearce Maggs
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