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Wales (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Glamorganshire => Wales => Glamorganshire Lookup Requests => Topic started by: davidpinkney on Sunday 16 April 06 23:15 BST (UK)
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Does anyone have any pre-war photos of the centre of Swansea around St Mary's church. I'm really looking for:
Calvert Street (Nos 1 and 10 i have census details of family)
Cross Street (Nos 8 and 9 i have census details of family)
Orange Street (No24 furniture shop i have census details of family)
Any help much appreciated
David
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Hi David,
I've been asking about pre-war photos of Swansea since I found this site...(last October). No success yet, - but here's hoping!!!
Romilly.
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Yes the problem is that the area i mention was all demolished in 1938 and the St Mary's church grounds extended into it. The quadrant was then built over some of it and after the bombing during the second world war the St Mary's churchyard was lawned over (no doubt losing possible M.I info for people i'm looking for!) There is very little i can find anywhere on the net for these places.
David
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Have you tried contacting the West Glamorgan Archives David?
Here's a link:
http://www.swansea.gov.uk/westglamorganarchives/
Romilly.
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This is a very good link for Swansea photos.
http://www.swanseaheritage.net/swanseathroughtheyears/main.asp
Cas
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Hi Cas,
Thanks for posting that Link, - I'd put it somewhere & couldn't find it!
It is very good, I found Welcome Street, Oxford Street & St. Helen's Road on there, - all addresses lived at by my Swansea rellies.
Cheers, Romilly.
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Have you tried this group? Its a discussion and photographic group for Swansea
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/swanseayourstory
I have not tried it myself as you have to become a member and Swansea is not one of my research topics but it may help!
;)
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link working now!
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Many thanks for your help. I have actually been to the Swansea archives in person and am planning to go back when i can take time off work (i only live 15 or so miles from it) I think i will do some photographic searching when i go next.
I've joined the yahoo group and posted a message there. The group has some nice photos and some directory info mainly for the High Street, Swansea
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Hello David,
I am new to this site and I have been going back through old messages. I have some old photos of Cross St and Frog St. Swansea which I obtained from the County Hall in Swansea. I would gladly forward them to you if I am able to do so. I have an interest in the JOHNSON family who lived in the Strand, Frog St, Rutland Street etc. George Johnson was my gt.gt.gt. grandfather. I also found a photograph of a headstone for Nicholas Johnson in St Marys Parish Church - possibly George's father and brother of John - Little Wind Street. George's daughter Mary Ann married Peter Perrins who was accidentally killed in 1871. I have the copy death certs. for both George Johnson and Peter Perrins. If Nicholas Johnson was buried on 8/11/1844 I thought I would find a record of his death on the GRO but I couldn't find it. Mary Ann Johnson later married a Richard Reynish.
If you have any further information or can verify a link between us I would like to hear from you,
Kind regards
John Passmore