Oral History collection: Miss Margaret Robinson (born 1902?) interviewed by an unidentified interviewer about memories of old Mumbles

This material is held atWest Glamorgan Archive Service

  • Reference
    • GB 216 T 13/9
  • Dates of Creation
    • March 1987
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 1 audio recording on cassette; also digital copy in MP3 format, poor sound quality

Scope and Content

[00:14:37] Location of Interest: The George Hotel, opposite Southend Station, Mumbles. [00:14:44] Location of Interest: Hill Street, Dickslade, Mumbles. [00:15:01] Location of Interest: Ship and Castle Hotel, now The Conservative pub, on the way out to Southend, Mumbles. [00:15:05] Location of Interest: Old cottages in Park Street, Mumbles. [00:15:23] Finance: Church tithes. [00:00:02] Person of Interest: Last man that drove the scavenger's cart, 1930, Tom Williams, Park Street, Mumbles. [00:00:26] Council: Old Oystermouth Urban District Council. [00:00:50] Location of Interest: Library - urban district part of Mumbles - kept carts. [00:01:04] Council: Swansea Council. [00:01:14] Person of Interest: John Harris, councillor. [00:01:41] Location of Interest: Village Lane, taken down along with Ponds steps, Mumbles. [00:02:17] Person of Interest: Land belonged to a Mr Pond. [00:02:28] Location of Interest: Old Bank (Terrace) - bake house, Mumbles. [00:02:38] Location of Interest: Old Bank - church, Mumbles. [00:02:47] Location of Interest: Church shaped window in bake house, Mumbles. [00:03:23] Location of Interest: Houses around Rock Hill, Mumbles. [00:03:34] Utilities: Water, from Caswell in 1928 - used to have pumps on main road. [00:03:56] Utilities: Water in Caswell