Report on lands belonging to the War Department at the Mumbles

This material is held atWest Glamorgan Archive Service

  • Reference
    • GB 216 D/D PRO/MOD
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1863
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • (1 vol)

Scope and Content

Report and plan, 1863, on lands belonging to the War Department at the Mumbles, Glamorgan.

Administrative / Biographical History

The Duke of Beaufort leased the outer island at Mumbles Head, Glamorgan, to the War Department during the late 19th century. A blockhouse was built near the Mumbles lighthouse in 1860 as a defence against possible invasion from France. Samuel Howlett (1794-1874), military surveyor and inventor produced a report on the defences in 1863.

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Note

Compiled by Richard Burman for the ANW project. The following sources were used in the compilation of this description: West Glamorgan Archive Service, Report on lands belonging to the War Department at the Mumbles, Glamorganshire, by Samuel B. Howlett, 1863, catalogue; Enjoy Gower Homepage, (http://www.enjoygower.com/), viewed 26 January 2005.

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Geographical Names

Mumbles Head