Oral History collection: Cyril Gwynn (born 1897, Briton Ferry, poet (the Bard of Gower)) interviewed by J. Mansel Thomas about Gower life

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 216 T 3/16
  • Dates of Creation
      c. 1976
  • Language of Material
      English
  • Physical Description
      on cassette; also digital copy in MP3 format

Scope and Content

Track 1. [00:01:20] Gower: Memoirs of a Gower bard / poet. [00:07:40] Gower: Subject matter of a poet in Gower, local characters. [00:09:00] Gower: Political subjects for a poet, Minister of agriculture of the time, farming politics. [00:11:00] Gower: Shepherds. Poen / poetry reading. [00:12:00] Gower: Farming, crops, bad crops. [00:14:10] Gower: Farming mistakes. [00:15:05] Gower: Lady Abse buying Oxwich Castle and throwing a tea party in Reynoldston. [00:15:50] Gower: Poem / poetry reading about Gower people attending Lady Abse's party. [00:18:20] Gower: Poem / poetry reading. [00:20:14] Gower: Inspiration for writing poetry / poems. Subject matter. [00:22:05] Gower / Farming: Farming. [00:23:44] Gower: Description of various jobs. [00:26:05] Gower: Being in the Navy in World War One, First World War. [00:29:35] Gower / Farming: Livestock, cattle. [00:32:50] Gower: Community life, entertainment. [00:38:08] Gower: Politics. [00:39:11] Gower: Preaching, preachers. [00:40:00] Gower: Estates, small holdings, farms, politics. [00:44:45] Gower: Court House Farm, Bryn Mynach field.

Track 2. [00:02:33] Gower: General farming life. [00:07:01] Gower: Poem / Poetry reading, Will the mill. [00:09:30] Gower: Will the mill, John the mill. [00:12:05] Gower: Religion, religious views. [00:16:35] Gower: William Tucker's grandfather, Scurlage. [00:18:00] Gower: Poetry / poem reading. [00:21:33] Gower: General farming life. [00:00:30] Gower: Farming in Oxwich, Overton.