Seven albums of original photographs taken c. 1900-1910 by William Oldham of Swansea, and some biographical notes

This material is held atWest Glamorgan Archive Service

Reference
- GB 216 D/D Z 219
Dates of Creation
- c.1900-1995
Name of Creator
- William Oldham of Swansea
Language of Material
- English
Physical Description
- 7 vols. 2 photographs, 1 file

Scope and Content

Photograph albums of William Oldham of Swansea

Administrative / Biographical History

William Oldham was an amateur photographer and a clerk at Swansea Post Office, rising to become supervisor of the Telegraph Department.

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Archive Record|Table of contents

Seven albums of original photographs taken c. 1900-1910 by William Oldham of Swansea, and some biographical notesD/D Z 219

Volume 1: The Weaver Building, North Dock, Swansea; Swansea Canal; Glanrhyd Falls, nr Pontardawe; View over Swansea from Cwmdonkin Park; Monmouthshire scenery; Buffalo Bill's Show, Swansea; The Slip, view from the beach, Swansea; Caerphilly Castle; Carew Castle; Wye Valley; Builth Wells; Ynysmeudwy Falls, nr Pontardawe; Swansea Castle; Tom Oldham; Kidwelly Castle and Kidwelly; Roman Bridge, Blackpill; Clydach Falls; Edith, Tom and Olive Oldham; Builth Station; Source of the River Loughor; Mumbles Lighthouse; Oystermouth Castle; Watersmeet, Devon. 1903D/D Z 219/1

Volume 2: Blackpill, Mumbles Railway in foreground; Builth Station; Newport Station; Brynmill Park; Sketty Church lychgate; Maeslwch Park and Castle; Neath Abbey ruins; Kidwelly town gate; The Old Mill Blackpill; Glynhir Fall nr Llandybie; Waterfalls in the Upper Neath Valley; Pontneddfechan; Neath Canal nr Glynneath; Clyne Park; Decorations for King's visit to Swansea 1904; The Oldham children. 1904D/D Z 219/2

Volume 3: Oystermouth Bay; Edith, Olive and Tom Oldham 1904; The Old Mill, Blackpill; Mumbles Cemetery; Shaky Bridge, Builth; North Wales scenery; Harlech Castle; River Twrch; Brynmill Park; Clyne Castle; Roman Bridge, Blackpill; William Oldham; Swansea Bay from Mumbles. 1904-1905D/D Z 219/3

Volume 4: Oystermouth Church; Swansea Bay; Edith, Tom and Olive Oldham; Singleton Park Chalet, Swansea; Sketty Church lychgate; Cwmdonkin Road; Thomas Oldham; Upper Sketty Road, Cwmdonkin; Waterfalls in the Neath Valley; DL Prosser, Curate of Christ Church, Swansea; Llantwit Major; Cwmdonkin Park; Hereford; St Donat's Castle (?); Monmouthshire scenes (?). ca. 1905D/D Z 219/4

Volume 5 Llandaff: Olive, Tom and Edith Oldham; Tintern Abbey and Monmouthshire scenery; St Donat's Castle; Singleton Park chalet, Swansea; St Mary's Swansea, interior view; Heights of Abraham, Matlock Dale; Gypsies at Blackpill; Pembroke Castle; Carew Castle; Caerphilly Castle; Oldham family group portraits; Chepstow Castle; Bishop's Palace, Gloucester; Stokesay Castle, Shropshire; Chatsworth House, Derbyshire. 1909-1910D/D Z 219/5

Volume 6: Mumbles beach; Lynmouth, Devon; Bishopston Valley; Swansea Bay Station; Cockett Station; Mumbles Cemetery; Mumbles Pier; Sailing ship in North Dock, Swansea; Aberdulais Falls; Limeslade Bay; Brynmill boating lake; Lynton and Barnstaple Railway, Banstaple Station; Cwmdonkin Park; Sailing ships in the Bristol Channel. n.d.D/D Z 219/6

Volume 7: Ancient stone, Reynoldston; Sgwd yr Eira; Reynoldston; Penrice Castle; Naval steamship in Swansea Harbour; unidentified canal; canal above Midland Terrace near Ynysforgan; canal at Ynystawe; Parkmill; Waterfalls in Neath Valley; St James' Gardens; St Mary's, Swansea; St James' Walter Road; Aboard a Bristol Channel steamer; Singleton, Swansea. n.d.D/D Z 219/7

Two loose photographs of William Oldham. 1909 and n.d.D/D Z 219/8/1-2

Biographical notes on William Oldham. 1995D/D Z 219/8/3