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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 ...
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 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.
Name Image Location Coordinates Year first lit Automated Year deactivated Current Lens Focal Height Chicago Harbor Light: Chicago: 1832 (Former) 1893 (Current): 1979
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 ...
The area is centred on a seafront building on Mumbles Road, which once served as a station and power station for the Swansea and Mumbles Railway; today, it houses a cafe called "The Junction". The land between Mumbles Road and Blackpill beach is used as Blackpill Lido, a family and children's play area which is popular in summer.
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 using the same name . At the 2001 census the population was 16,774, reduced slightly to 16,600 at the 2011 Census.
Mumbles Battery is a coastal battery situated on the north coast of the Bristol Channel, overlooking Swansea. It was built around the base of the Mumbles Lighthouse as part of a network of Palmerston Forts which was established in response to fears of French invasion, and was designed to protect Swansea Bay .