Clik here to view.
The Mansion House, Swansea
A short history on the Mansion House in Swansea. The house is situated in Fynnone, and is one of several large Victorian houses remaining in this area of Swansea. Originally called ‘Brooklands’, it...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘The Bidding’ Greetings Cards
A pack of four greetings cards showing an engraving, c.1855 of a group at an auction wearing traditional Welsh costumes. The cards are ideal for St. David’s Day. Cards are blank inside, sized 110mm x...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Metropolis of South Wales – CD
Please refer to our Delivery and Returns page for current information during lockdown and pandemic restrictions. A new CD map resource from the West Glamorgan Archive Service, showing Victorian Swansea...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Three Nights’ Blitz
Please refer to our Delivery and Returns page for current information during lockdown and pandemic restrictions. The ‘Three Nights’ Blitz’ of February 1941 was a momentous episode in the history of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Origins of an Industrial Region: Robert Morris and the First Swansea...
This volume brings into print for the first time a fascinating historical account of the early years of operation of the first copper-smelting works on the banks of the River Tawe, the district which...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rebuilding Swansea, 1941-1961
Preliminary drawing for the proposed Kingsway, c.1944 Please refer to our Delivery and Returns page for current information during lockdown and pandemic restrictions. Take a look inside. The aerial...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Swansea Wartime Diary of Laurie Latchford 1940-41
In 1940 Laurie Latchford was working as a customs official at Swansea Docks and acting as an ARP warden covering a sector around his home in Caswell Road, Newton, Mumbles. In his diary, which covers...
View ArticleClik here to view.
In Conversation with Napoleon Bonaparte: J. H. Vivian’s Visit to the Island...
John Henry Vivian (1785-1855) was a leading British copper-master and one of the makers of modern Swansea. As a young man, in 1814-15 he made a tour of the Continent of Europe during which he met the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
‘Welsh Costumes’ Greetings Cards
Please refer to our Delivery and Returns page for current information during lockdown and pandemic restrictions. A pack of four greetings cards showing an engraving, c.1855 of a group of women dressed...
View ArticleClik here to view.
1852 Swansea Local Board of Health Map – CD
Please refer to our Delivery and Returns page for current information during lockdown and pandemic restrictions. In 1852 the newly-created Swansea Local Board of Health commissioned a map of the town...
View Article
