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Mumbles Pier was opened in 1898 at the terminus of the Swansea and Mumbles Railway, which was the world's first horse-drawn public passenger train service.It opened 2 Mar 1807 and used horse power to 1877, then steam power to 1929, when it switched to double deck overhead electric tram power, lasting till the line closed in Jan 1960.
Mumbles (Welsh: Mwmbwls) is a district of Swansea, Wales, located on the south-east corner of the unitary authority area. It is also a local government community ...
Mumbles is a community (civil parish) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales, covering the district of the same name. The community covers the areas of Blackpill , Langland, Limeslade, Mayals, Mumbles Head, Newton , Norton, Oystermouth , Thistleboon and West Cross .
Pages in category "Mumbles" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Designed by W. Sutcliffe Marsh and promoted by John Jones Jenkins of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, the pier opened on 10 May 1898 at a cost of £10,000.It was the western terminus for the world's first passenger carrying horsecar railway, the Swansea and Mumbles Railway; and a major terminal for the White Funnel paddle steamers of P & A Campbell, unloading tourists from routes along the ...
Tower of All Saints Church, Oystermouth. All Saints' Church, Oystermouth, is an Anglican church in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon, South Wales.It is located in Mumbles and is a Grade II listed building (listed 23 April 1952 as "a large church with substantial medieval fabric and good interior detail, including early medieval piscina, font, and C20 glass") [1] The church stands on a hillside ...
Mumbles Lighthouse (Grade II listed) Palace Theatre; Plantasia; Patti Pavilion; Sea View Community Primary School; Swansea Central Library (Grade II listed) Swansea Central police station (Grade II listed) Swansea Market; Swansea observatory; Tabernacle Chapel, Morriston (Grade I listed) Vetch Field; Whiteford Lighthouse (Grade II listed ...
Mumbles Lighthouse, completed in 1794, is a lighthouse located in Mumbles, near Swansea. [3] The structure, which sits on the outer of two islands off Mumbles Head, is clearly visible from any point along the five mile sweep of Swansea Bay. Along with the nearby lifeboat station, it is the most photographed landmark in the village.