WPW008833 WALES (1923). View of Swansea showing St Mary's Church and town centre, oblique aerial view. 5"x4" black and white glass plate negative.
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| Title | [WPW008833] View of Swansea showing St Mary's Church and town centre, oblique aerial view. 5"x4" black and white glass plate negative. | 
| Reference | WPW008833 | 
| Date | 1923 | 
| Link | Coflein Archive Item 6378209 | 
| Place name | |
| Parish | |
| District | |
| Country | WALES | 
| Easting / Northing | 265642, 193048 | 
| Longitude / Latitude | -3.9409992857105, 51.619726442612 | 
| National Grid Reference | SS656930 | 
Pins
|  Swan St, & Matthew St. |   Steve J Phillips | Monday 22nd of August 2016 04:14:46 PM | 
|  Smithfield Inn, Graig St. |   Steve J Phillips | Monday 22nd of August 2016 04:13:04 PM | 
|  John St, & Jockey St. |   Steve J Phillips | Monday 22nd of August 2016 04:06:19 PM | 
|  The Slaughter House, on the then named, Dyvatty St.  (sic) |   Steve J Phillips | Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:58:46 PM | 
|  To the left, Orange St.   Now the 'Whitewalls' entrance to The Quadrant. |   Steve J Phillips | Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:54:13 PM | 
|  Wesleyan Chapel, Goat St. |   Steve J Phillips | Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:40:06 PM | 
|  Ebeneza Chapel, Ebeneza St. |   Steve J Phillips | Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:36:47 PM | 
|  St. Matthews Church, High St. |   Steve J Phillips | Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:31:41 PM | 
|  The Ragged School, Pleasant St. |   Steve J Phillips | Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:29:57 PM | 
|  When building was erected 1912, it was named, 'New' Castle Building. |   Steve J Phillips | Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:27:10 PM | 
|  The original Castle Building, corner of Castle St & College St.   Destroyed Feb.1941. |   Steve J Phillips | Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:24:37 PM | 
|  Woolworth's Store, High St. |   Steve J Phillips | Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:22:01 PM | 
|  Swansea Power Station, Strand. |   Steve J Phillips | Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:20:46 PM | 
|  Bethesda Baptist Chapel. |   Steve J Phillips | Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:18:55 PM | 
|  On this building was sited the 'Swansea Devil'.   Urban Myth. |   Steve J Phillips | Monday 25th of July 2016 02:59:27 PM | 
|  From 1929, site of Mumbles Electric Train shed. |   Steve J Phillips | Monday 25th of July 2016 02:57:21 PM | 
|  Mumbles Train steam engine shed. |   Steve J Phillips | Monday 25th of July 2016 02:55:51 PM | 
|  From 1960 building had been used as a warehouse by David Evans Foodhall.
From 1897, until 1941, building were used as stables, and delivery vehicle garage by Ben Evans Store. |   Steve J Phillips | Friday 15th of July 2016 01:54:27 PM | 
|  The original Three Lamps, opposite side of Temple St,to todays Three lamps/The Office. |   Steve J Phillips | Monday 4th of July 2016 11:25:38 AM | 
|  David Evans Store, opened 1900. |   Steve J Phillips | Monday 4th of July 2016 11:21:36 AM | 
| Class31 | Saturday 3rd of January 2015 08:27:15 PM | |
| Class31 | Saturday 3rd of January 2015 08:26:30 PM | |
| Class31 | Saturday 3rd of January 2015 08:19:16 PM | |
| Class31 | Saturday 3rd of January 2015 08:18:42 PM | |
|  Wind St |   DeborahWales | Wednesday 16th of October 2013 11:05:59 AM | 
|  Calvert St |   DeborahWales | Wednesday 16th of October 2013 11:04:22 AM | 
|  St Mary's Street |   DeborahWales | Wednesday 16th of October 2013 11:03:27 AM | 
|  Cross Keys Inn |   DeborahWales | Wednesday 16th of October 2013 11:02:53 AM | 
|  Swansea (High Street) station - GWR. |   Peter Kazmierczak | Saturday 28th of September 2013 08:05:41 PM | 
| Still with overall roof |   gerry-r | Tuesday 6th of January 2015 12:38:57 AM | 
|  Palace Theatre. Listed but in a terrible state.
I worked there in the 1960's when a member of Swansea little Theatre's lighting dept. We moved out as the building was about to be demolished. Its still standing in 2013 but only just! |   Louis | Saturday 7th of September 2013 05:18:01 PM | 
|  Elysium Cinema |   Louis | Saturday 7th of September 2013 05:15:31 PM | 
|  Ben Evans Store |   woodruff | Friday 29th of June 2012 09:13:23 PM | 
|  Waterloo Street |   woodruff | Friday 29th of June 2012 09:07:03 PM | 
|  Swansea Central Police Station |   woodruff | Thursday 28th of June 2012 08:39:08 PM | 
| The building was completed, 1912. |   Steve J Phillips | Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:33:07 PM | 
|  Holy Trinity Church |   woodruff | Thursday 28th of June 2012 08:31:01 PM | 
| Trinity Place still exists in name.   It is the service lane behind Orchard St, multi-storey car-park, through to Belle View Way. |   Steve J Phillips | Monday 22nd of August 2016 03:47:48 PM | 
|  Swansea Public Library, Alexander Road - note the domed roof of the reference library. |   woodruff | Thursday 28th of June 2012 08:29:37 PM | 
|  steam locomotive of the Mumbles Railway, replaced by electric trams 1929 |   johnhenry | Thursday 28th of June 2012 02:00:27 PM | 
|  this is lewis lewis store later became bejams after a fire damaged the old store i worked on the demolition |   pauly | Wednesday 27th of June 2012 04:26:14 PM | 
| Hi Pauly. Do you remember what year it was demolished? Claudine (Volcano Theatre Co) |   Volcano | Wednesday 16th of July 2014 10:25:42 AM | 
|  this is ben evans store later became castle gardens |   pauly | Wednesday 27th of June 2012 04:22:53 PM | 
|  Castle Gardens and the fountain is here. |   Mark719 | Tuesday 26th of June 2012 10:31:44 PM | 
User Comment Contributions
| Dylan Thomas, Swansea, 31/12/2014 | Class31 | Saturday 3rd of January 2015 08:25:02 PM | 
| Swansea Castle, 31/12/2014 | Class31 | Saturday 3rd of January 2015 08:23:34 PM | 
| Swansea Castle, 31/12/2014 | Class31 | Saturday 3rd of January 2015 08:23:01 PM | 
| Swansea Castle, 31/12/2014 | Class31 | Saturday 3rd of January 2015 08:22:37 PM | 
| Swansea Castle, 31/12/2014 | Class31 | Saturday 3rd of January 2015 08:21:59 PM | 
| Castle Square, Swansea, 31/12/2014 | Class31 | Saturday 3rd of January 2015 08:20:04 PM | 
|   St. Mary's Church 30/12/2013 | Class31 | Wednesday 1st of January 2014 12:15:21 PM | 
 
             
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