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Swansea Collection

Background imageSwansea Collection: Mumbles - The Town and the Bay, 1895

Mumbles - The Town and the Bay, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Background imageSwansea Collection: The Landore Siemens steel works, c1880

The Landore Siemens steel works, c1880
The Landore Siemens steelworks, c1880. View of the factory in South Wales. A print from Great Industries of Great Britain, Volume I, published by Cassell Petter and Galpin, (London, Paris, New York)

Background imageSwansea Collection: Mumbles Rocks and Lighthouse, near Swansea, c1870

Mumbles Rocks and Lighthouse, near Swansea, c1870. Mumbles Lighthouse on a headland of Swansea Bay in Wales was built in the 1790s. From " Picturesque Europe - The British Isles, Vol. II"

Background imageSwansea Collection: North Dock, Swansea, 1898. Creator: Unknown

North Dock, Swansea, 1898. Creator: Unknown
North Dock, Swansea, 1898. From " Our Own Country, Volume IV". [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, 1898]

Background imageSwansea Collection: Town Hall, Swansea, 1905. Creator: Unknown

Town Hall, Swansea, 1905. Creator: Unknown
Town Hall, Swansea, 1905. The town hall at Somerset Place in Swansea, South Wales. The Old Guildhall was designed by John Collingwood and built 1825-1829

Background imageSwansea Collection: Constructing a Dry Dock at Swansea, c1930. Creator: Unknown

Constructing a Dry Dock at Swansea, c1930. Creator: Unknown
Constructing a Dry Dock at Swansea, c1930. From " The Wonder Book of Engineering Wonders", edited by Harry Golding. [Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, London and Melbourne]

Background imageSwansea Collection: Oystermouth Castle, Mumbles, c1896. Artist: Harvey Barton

Oystermouth Castle, Mumbles, c1896. Artist: Harvey Barton
Oystermouth Castle, Mumbles, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Background imageSwansea Collection: The Mumbles, c1896. Artist: Valentine & Sons

The Mumbles, c1896. Artist: Valentine & Sons
The Mumbles, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Background imageSwansea Collection: Swansea, c1896. Artist: Valentine & Sons

Swansea, c1896. Artist: Valentine & Sons
Swansea, c1896. From Pictorial England and Wales. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1896]

Background imageSwansea Collection: A petrochemical plant towering over residential housing, Baglan Bay, Wales, 1975

A petrochemical plant towering over residential housing, Baglan Bay, Wales, 1975. By the late 1960s British Petroleums (BP) plant at Baglan Bay, near Swansea

Background imageSwansea Collection: Grand Theatre, Swansea, South Wales, 2010

Grand Theatre, Swansea, South Wales, 2010. Designed by William Hope, Swanseas Grand Theatre opened in 1897. It underwent a £ 6.5 million refurbishment in the mid 1980s

Background imageSwansea Collection: Auditorium of the Grand Theatre, Swansea, South Wales, 2010

Auditorium of the Grand Theatre, Swansea, South Wales, 2010. Designed by William Hope, Swanseas Grand Theatre opened in 1897. It underwent a £ 6.5 million refurbishment in the mid 1980s

Background imageSwansea Collection: Swansea Castle, South Wales, 2010

Swansea Castle, South Wales, 2010. Swansea Castle was founded by Henry de Beaumont in 1106. The only remains visible today are part of the rectangular new castle dating from the late 13th-early 14th

Background imageSwansea Collection: Mumbles - The Lighthouse, 1895

Mumbles - The Lighthouse, 1895. From Round the Coast. [George Newnes Limited, London, 1895]

Background imageSwansea Collection: The married man in the army, 1915

The married man in the army, 1915. : A street in Swansea containing 39 houses from 30 of which the husband was either called up for active service at the outbreak of the war or enlisted immediately

Background imageSwansea Collection: Dawn Breaks to find the city transfigured after a night of hell, 1941 (1942)

Dawn Breaks to find the city transfigured after a night of hell, 1941 (1942). For three nights in February 1941, thousands of bombs rained down on Swansea

Background imageSwansea Collection: At Welsh National Eisteddfod, Swansea, 1926 (1937)

At Welsh National Eisteddfod, Swansea, 1926 (1937). The Duke and Duchess of York were initiated into the fraternity of the Gorsedd of Bards on 3 August 1926 at the Royal Welsh National Eisteddfod

Background imageSwansea Collection: Oystermouth Castle, near Swansea, Wales, 1924-1926. Artist: FC Varley

Oystermouth Castle, near Swansea, Wales, 1924-1926. Artist: FC Varley
Oystermouth Castle, near Swansea, Wales, 1924-1926. Oystermouth Castle was a Norman stone fortification built by William de Londres early in the 12th century

Background imageSwansea Collection: Blast furnaces, South Wales, 1885

Blast furnaces, South Wales, 1885. The pollution being generated during the production of iron and steel at Siemens Iron and Steel Works, Landore


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