WPW001054 WALES (1920). View of Swansea showing Swansea and Mumbles railway and Victoria Park, oblique aerial view. 5"x4" black and white glass plate negative.
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| Title | [WPW001054] View of Swansea showing Swansea and Mumbles railway and Victoria Park, oblique aerial view. 5"x4" black and white glass plate negative. | 
| Reference | WPW001054 | 
| Date | 1920 | 
| Link | Coflein Archive Item 6370218 | 
| Place name | |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | WALES | 
| Easting / Northing | 265642, 193048 | 
| Longitude / Latitude | -3.9409992857105, 51.619726442612 | 
| National Grid Reference | SS656930 | 
Pins
|  Coast Lines warehouse. Now National Waterfront Museum. |   PhilT87E | Friday 20th of November 2020 12:16:06 PM | 
|  Swansea Improvements & Tramways Depot |   PhilT87E | Friday 20th of November 2020 12:13:38 PM | 
|  Paxton Street MPD, still LNWR at this date. |   gBr | Tuesday 6th of January 2015 01:02:33 AM | 
|  Gas works now Tesco |   dyltom | Thursday 2nd of January 2014 08:56:30 PM | 
|  Train at Victoria station |   dyltom | Thursday 2nd of January 2014 08:55:29 PM | 
|  Bandstand |   dyltom | Thursday 2nd of January 2014 08:52:37 PM | 
|  King's Dock | Class31 | Wednesday 1st of May 2013 12:33:26 PM | 
|  Prince of Wales Dock | Class31 | Wednesday 1st of May 2013 12:33:07 PM | 
|  South Dock | Class31 | Wednesday 1st of May 2013 12:32:29 PM | 
|  Rollercoaster possibly relocated to Coney beach funfair at Porthcawl. |   dyltom | Sunday 30th of December 2012 08:27:07 PM | 
|  Oxford Street | Class31 | Tuesday 20th of November 2012 12:28:08 PM | 
|  Western Street | Class31 | Tuesday 20th of November 2012 12:27:45 PM | 
|  Vincent Street | Class31 | Tuesday 20th of November 2012 12:26:54 PM | 
|  Fleet Street | Class31 | Tuesday 20th of November 2012 12:26:06 PM | 
|  Rodney Street | Class31 | Tuesday 20th of November 2012 12:25:39 PM | 
|  Oystermouth Road | Class31 | Tuesday 20th of November 2012 12:24:59 PM | 
|  Bay View Hotel |   woodruff | Thursday 5th of July 2012 08:52:01 PM | 
|  Swansea Prison |   huwbbc | Thursday 28th of June 2012 08:54:01 PM | 
|  John Chard VC House next to the vetch |   Mark719 | Wednesday 27th of June 2012 12:39:46 AM | 
|  Shows the old railway bridge at the Slip, also the Mumbles Railway alongside. |   Mattey | Tuesday 26th of June 2012 02:59:41 PM | 
|  what was this building? |   Dean | Tuesday 26th of June 2012 02:56:54 PM | 
| John Chard VC House (from the film Zulu) next to the Vetch. Was a TA center for many years. |   Mark719 | Wednesday 27th of June 2012 12:34:54 AM | 
User Comment Contributions
| Mumbles framed by the bridge abutment, Swansea, 31/12/2014 | Class31 | Monday 5th of January 2015 02:53:10 PM | 
| Swansea Bay with remains of old footbridge, 31/12/2014 | Class31 | Monday 5th of January 2015 02:50:10 PM | 
| Swansea Bay with remains of old footbridge, 31/12/2014 | Class31 | Monday 5th of January 2015 02:49:44 PM | 
| Swansea Bay looking west, 31/12/2014 | Class31 | Monday 5th of January 2015 02:49:07 PM | 
| Swansea Bay looking east, 31/12/2014 | Class31 | Monday 5th of January 2015 02:48:36 PM | 
| The Bay View PH, Swansea, 31/12/2014 | Class31 | Monday 5th of January 2015 02:48:04 PM | 
| Rodney Street, Swansea, 31/12/2014 | Class31 | Monday 5th of January 2015 02:47:16 PM | 
| I took this photo of John Chard VC's medal group at the Imperial War Museum, 24/11/2014 see below | Class31 | Monday 5th of January 2015 02:42:21 PM | 
 
             
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