The Guns of Mumbles Head
Edited by John Powell
More: Mumbles at War >
More: Mumbles Head collection > >
A DISCOVERY by Kenneth Woodford,
This remnant of a WW2 Ammunition Box for 3.7inch Anti-Aircraft Shells probably used on Mumbles Hill, has been discovered in a garage previously used by the Captain of the Local Coastguard.
Mumbles Hill, the obvious location for an Anti-Aircraft battery of four 3.7inch guns, for the protection of Swansea in the Second World War.
'By the summer of 1940 the need for defence against both sea and air attacks had become critical'.
By John Powell
Two 6-inch Coastal Guns were installed at the eastern end of Mumbles Hill
An aerial view of Mumbles Head
By John Powell
From 2005 work has taken place to Uncover and Record the AA emplacements
and Control Bunker (Command Post) at the Heavy Anti-Aircraft Battery at the eastern end of Mumbles Head
The gun emplacements still remain for walkers to explore and here we show the fascinating discoveries which are made when the remains are revealed after a gardening session. Find the sites by Exploring the Map (You leave the site when the link is clicked. You can adjust the map to see the all of the hill)
Walkers on Mumbles Hill, examining the Information Boards at one of the Gun-sites.
Extra Information for walkers
Exploring our Roman Heritage
edited by Helen Nicholas
Quarrying - Mining and The Geology of Mumbles
edited by Ian Prothero
edited by Helen Nicholas
Quarrying - Mining and The Geology of Mumbles
edited by Ian Prothero
By John Powell
A collection of Memories, with new photos, from those who served in the Royal Artillery, Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) and Home Guard, including the Z Battery Rocket site.
By John Powell
Two 4.7-inch QF guns were also installed on the Fort, along with other defences,
at the Port War Signal Station, Tutt Head, Bracelet Bay
Removing the scars of War from a South Wales Beauty Spot
Pneumatic drills are used to break up the concrete gun emplacements at Tutt Head, Mumbles, near Swansea. In the background is beautiful Limeslade Bay.
Photo: posted by Stephen Evans, January 2023,Hand Drawn Wartime Plan of Tutt Head
They are probably demolishing the items marked PB, on the map below
The map Includes- Personnel Bunkers (BP) , Accommodation for a dozen WRNS (Signals Wrens), War Accommodation for Royal Artillery personnel who also served on the Lighthouse Island, Port War Signal Station (Peacetime Coastguard Station).
by Bill Morris
Bill served in the Royal Artillery on Mumbles Lighthouse Island and returned postwar as a caretaker for The Mumbles Hill Battery, living at Mumbles Hill House.
By Muriel Schroter
Who served at Mumbles Head and Ashleigh Road Gun-sites as 'Private Muriel Hawkins 205907'
A postwar view of the bridge at Blackpill (later demolished) along with a wartime bunker.
By John Powell
A glance at the wartime defences and compare with what we can see today during a stroll around the area.
Walks, Views & History
A simple Google Map
With the Second World War Remains, parking, seating and footpaths
Mrs Joan Jones recalls when: I served in the WRNS
The WRNS at The Port War Signal Station at The Tutt, Bracelet Bay, Mumbles, near Swansea.
The new Information Boards at the site of the wartime Guns
Dr Helen Marshall, has used a Drone to film the gun sites
A link to a website which helpfully recalls the operation of their Coastal Defence Battery and was an real aid to our research and well worth of study.
Three films produced for the Army
'Loading and Laying the naval six inch gun'
and 'Preparation for action'
Mumbles Battery At the Lighthouse,
by Carol Powell MA
NEWS - November 2021 - MUSEUM IS LOOKING FOR A NEW SITE
1940s Swansea Bay museum on Fabian Way, has closed while searching for a new site for its extensive collection.
More: MUMBLES AT WAR > includes more articles with this theme
