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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 ...
Pages in category "Mumbles" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Swansea and Mumbles Railway was the venue for the world's first passenger horsecar railway service, [1] located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom.. Originally built under an act of Parliament of 1804 to move limestone from the quarries of Mumbles to Swansea and to the markets beyond, it carried the world's first fare-paying railway passengers under an agreement effective from 25 March 1807.
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 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 .
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 (community), the local government community covering Mumbles, Swansea; Mumbles (district), the area covering Mumbles, Swansea; Mumbles, an electoral ward to the City and County of Swansea Council