Hidden History

96 The 1947 Mumbles lifeboat tragedy 23 rd April is St George’s Day, the birthday of William Shakespeare, and it is believed to have be...

95 Sir William Grove The site of Swansea ’s divisional police headquarters in Grove Place used to be occupied by the Fire Station, an...

94 Ann of Swansea On the Swansea Bay side, near the entrance to the Civic Centre, hangs a blue plaque to Ann Julia Hatton.   It is ...

Six lifeboat crew died during mission to help grounded ship 93 The James Stevens tragedy The Sunday after Easter will be the 70 th a...

92 Names of fallen enhance city’s memorial to them The word “cenotaph” derives from the Greek word “kenotaphion” meaning empty tomb,...

91 Mumbles Head battery Beside the blue plaque to the Ace Sisters near the entrance to Mumbles Pier, steps lead down to the beach, fo...

90 Phil Tanner, Gower's folk singer In those pre-television days before the last war, no social function in peninsular Gower was comp...