The Mumbles Railway-
Sale of Building Land
at Oystermouth in 1898
The Mumbles Railway
Sale of Freehold Building Land at Mumbles - Oystermouth
1898
Sale of Freehold Building Land at Mumbles - Oystermouth
1898
The Mumbles Train can be seen leaving Oystermouth Station for the Pier.
This photo above shows the reclaimed land advertised for sale on the map below.
The Mumbles Railway
Sale of Freehold Building Land at Mumbles - Oystermouth
1898
Sale of Freehold Building Land at Mumbles - Oystermouth
1898
Photo: R F Roberts, posted on Swansea Past and Present
REFERENCE
LOT 1 includes: all of:-
Lot A -Today this includes the site of Boots The Chemist (Oystermouth Square) along to the boundary between the site of the Bowling Green and the lane at the rear of Cornwall Place.
[Part of Lot A - the site of the Tennis Courts and Bowling Green, were reserved for public use and maintained by the City and County of Swansea.]
Lot B -Today this includes the site of Cornwall Place and Devon Place.
Lot C -Today is the site of the Catholic Church and Promenade Terrace.
LOT 2 -Today is the site of the Bristol Channel Yacht Club
Note: Correct as edited in December 2023.
Aerial photo below shows part of the reclaimed land offered for sale, pre 1928
This aerial view includes: All Saints' Church, bowling green, tennis courts, The New Cinema, The Royal British Legion Hut, The rear of 'Kemps' The Draper and opposite, Claremont Villas, Fern Cottages. Dated by The Mumbles Steam Railway, shown between 1922 & 1928.
Almost all of the reclaimed land offered for sale, pre 1938
Beginning at the lower right are: Promenade Terrace, The Catholic Church, Devon Place and Cornwall Place, Bowling Green, Tennis Courts, The New Cinema (opened 1928), various shops.
Part of the reclaimed land offered for sale, pre 1924
Beginning at the lower right are: Tom Evans New Pavilion, Devon Place and Cornwall Place, Bowling Green, Figure Eight and Fairground, The Kursaal Entertainments Hall and Cinema.
Oyster Wharf, Oystermouth
The Mumbles Railway
Blackpill to Mumbles Pier
Extra photos and details of the Station and later Square