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Southend Gardens Park Shelter on Promenade Terrace in 1956 from Elaine Coton
This shelter was originally constructed on land owned by 'Swansea Town Council' around the 1930s, and another larger shelter, was built at the time, at Brynmill, opposite the entrance to Singleton Gardens, as a tourist amenity.
The land was originally taken into the ownership of the 'Mumbles Local Board' in 1880, during a clearance of dwellings from the seaward side of The Mumbles Road.
A closer view of Southend Gardens Park Shelter in 1956 from Elaine Coton.
Southend Gardens Shelter
Southend Gardens Shelter, c. 2000, with Antelope Hotel just out of view, to the right.
The shelter has been repaired several times over the years, up to the 1960s, when it was remodelled by Mumbles Ski Club, who boxed in three of the sides, to make a changing room and store for ski equipment, being used by the likes of by Tom Hicks, Clive Jenkins amongst others.
Pat Bevan remembered, "It was rammed full of skis and stuff they used for the displays."
Southend Gardens Shelter
This photo was taken before the shelter was given a new life and remodelled by the Ski Club, who boxed in three sides to create a storage and changing space.
Southend Gardens Shelter, c. 2000, the Antelope Hotel is to the right.
The Gardens Shelter at Southend
In 2025, Councillor Francesca O'Brian and other Team Mumbles members, have concluded plans to make further repairs, which will ensure the structure lasts many more years.
Repairs to restore the shelter began in May 2015.
Photo: Cllr. Francesca O'Brian and Team Mumbles.
The shelter repairs began in May 2015.
Photo: Cllr. Francesca O'Brian and Team Mumbles.
This shelter is one of several constructed by Swansea Town Council, probably around 1930.
Work in progress at the Brynmill Shelter, situated opposite Singleton Park, at the entrance to the beach.
Southend Gardens, opposite The Prince of Wales public house, Southend, Mumbles, with cousin Pam and Marion Garnett, 1943.
The Park Shelter at Southend, can be seen at the rear centre of this photo. The two children are standing next to a wartime floating contact mine, used as a charity collection box for the Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society.
The photos show a floating contact mine, which was used as a charity collection box for the Fishermen and Mariners Royal Benevolent Society, situated at Southend.
There is one now, in the car park near Verdi's but I don't know if it is the same mine.in Southend. There was also one that once stood near the Big Apple in Bracelet Bay.
Willie Grey is pictured at a Bowling Green at Southend, opposite The Prince of Wales Hotel, around 1910. Now the site of Southend Gardens children's playground, Mumbles .
Village Lane slipway, Southend, Mumbles and Oystermouth Castle, November 2007.
A modern view of Promenade Terrace, Patricks With Rooms and Rockhill House, Pond Steps, Southend. February 2016
Editor - Add Mine and Flower photos
Knab Rock slipway, between 1984 and 1993
A new Coastal Protection Scheme, was begun in 2023
A new Coastal Protection Scheme, was begun in 2023
The Swansea Council scheme will help protect homes, businesses and people from flooding and the risk of rising sea levels. Some of the existing defences are in a poor condition, with a risk of flooding. The flood risk level is expected to increase in the future due to predicted sea level rises. The project will see more than a kilometre of new sea defences built between Southend and Oystermouth Square, Mumbles.
Knights Brown was appointed as the contractor to undertake the work, which is commenced in January 2023 and is proposed to be completed over approximately 80 weeks. Project Overview, along with numerous photos and various plans concening the scheme, can be found on the Knights Brown website (this takes you away from this page).
The project will combine improved coastal defences with improvements to the Promenade right next to the main seawall.
A collection of photographs An Amble Along The Dunns
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