Swansea Collection

The Plaza Cinema, 71 Kingsway Swansea South Wales in 1964. Story is, the biggest cinema in Wales, The Plaza at Swansea, has been sold by Pictor (or Picton)

Picture shows on the left, the curved building, The Great Western Hotel. The Great Western Hotel had been a grand building which curved around the junction of High Street and Alexandra Road

Swansea on a Saturday looking down Collage Street towards the Kingsway. 2nd April 1964

Swansea back row attacker Ian Davies, a former Llanelli youth star, storms the Llanelli defence at St Helens. 10th October 1987

Another bottleneck on the Swansea approach road from the east will shortly disappear. The Ministry of Transport has approved plans for the replacement of the present narrow Tawe Bridge by a dual

Swansea West Pier which has been closed to the public because of dangerous conditions of its timber. 10th April 1956

Swansea Docks showing the Prince of Wales Dock, and the Kings Dock in the foreground is the dry dock. 25th September 1961

The first traffic moves across the new bridge over the River Tawe at Swansea on Monday. The bridge was open traffic for the first time today

Last journey of the Mumbles train, Swansea, Wales. A maintenance engineer was determined to have the last ride on the train as it made its way into the depot

Swanseas first multi-storey car park in Orchard Street, Swansea. The car park will hold over 300 cars (note to editor - the cutting caption is damaged and it could say either 318 or even 518 cars)

Picture shows the Quay Parade of Swansea and on the left the Weaver and Company building. (now in 2021 this has become a Sainsbury Supermarket) Standing at six storeys high, 80ft by 40ft by 112ft

Queen Elizabeth and King George VI visit Swansea in South Wales, to comfort and support the local people after the Three Nights Blitz on Swansea a few weeks before

Gwyn Jones (number 7 ) is stretchered off the ground during the Cardiff verses Swansea Rugby Match. Gwyn sustained a compression of the spinal cord when he was trapped at the base of a ruck after 13

A smile for her admirers... HRH Princess Diana, The Princess of Wales
A smile for her admirers.......HRH Princess Diana, The Princess of Wales, during yesterdays visit to Swansea where she was shown The Royal British Legion Housing Association scheme at Winch Wen

Queen Elizabeth II leaves the Guildhall, Swansea, with Mayor Alderman F. C Jones
Queen Elizabeth II leaves the Guildhall, Swansea, with Mayor Alderman F.C Jones. 26th June 1965

The Foreman of Penyrheol railway station. Penyrheol is a suburban district of Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales. 19th January 1955

At full stretch, Birmingham Citys Howard Gayle makes an acrobatic attempt to find a way through Swanseas defence. On this occasion he was unsuccessful

Former US President Jimmy Carter in Swansea. 11th August 1995

Remembrance day service, Cenotaph, Swansea, West Glamorgan. Circa 1930

Oxford Street, Swansea. Circa 1935

Traffic lights on Dillwyn Street, Swansea. Circa 1935

Swanseas Welsh international Phil Llewellyn feeds his scrum half, Huw Davies. 29th April 1978

Pontypridds Dale McIntosh passes the ball to Matthew Lloyd. March 1997

New shopping complex being built on the Kingsway roundabout, Swansea. 4th October 1959

Swansea Dock, closed to shipping for two days because a jammed lock gate blocked the dock entrance. 31st December 1972

Port Tennant Bridge, Eastern Approach Road, Swansea, Wales. Picture taken 17th March 1960

Swanseas highly professional group of charter-boat skippers are in danger of losing their hard - won reputation of being among the most efficient in the country

Swansea Airport. One of the planes of Morton Airways L. T
Swansea Airport. One of the planes of Morton Airways L.T.D is seen here under the stormy skies at Swansea Airport. 17th November 1964

Fairwood Airport. A view from the main runway of the terminal buildings at the Fairwood airport opened by wartime flying ace Douglas Bader this morning. 1st June 1957

Air traffic controller Mr Gordon Faulkner records the arrival of a viscount aircraft. 31st May 1966

Swansea Bay. The tide is out in Swansea Bay. 31st December 1972

Swansea. Where cobbles are yet to giveaway to modern flagstones these four happy youngsters skip down a Swansea street unchanged by the passage of time. 11th July 1964

The exterior of the Royal Institution of South Wales which recently underwent an extensive facelift. Erected in 1840 the design is neo-classic

Shoppers in Swanseas main streets in search of bargains. 15th October 1965

Willing hands at work in the pressing department of Windsors clothing factory at Fjorestjach Trading Estate Swansea. 28th January 1957

Picture shows the new £52, 000 bridge which is to be opened by the Major of Swansea
Picture shows the new £ 52, 000 bridge which is to be opened by the Major of Swansea today. Wales. Picture taken 26th February 1958

Fairwood Airport. Fairwood s. modern reception area where passengers can a rest after a flight. 1st June 1957

Fairwood Airport. The reception hall where passengers leaving and arriving at the new airport at Fairwood Common will pass when civil air passenger services begins at the airport opened today

Wind street in Swansea which dates back to medieval times provides a fascinating link with Swanseas past. 6th July 1976

Swansea Airport. The Red Pelicans take off to give their display at the Air Day at Swansea airport. 12th June 1967

Swansea South Dock in April 1959. Winter has just past and we are into spring when this picture was taken. The boats have been sitting here throughout winter but soon with summer approaching

Swansea Bay is a bay on the southern coast of Wales. Picture) The tide is out in Swansea Bay. 11th July 1960

Swansea Airport was built on what was originally common land during the Second World War. (Picture) Two small aircraft stand at Swansea Airport. 18th August 1969

Woman pushing her baby in a pram along a Swansea street. 1st January 1965

A Whirlwind helicopter from R. A. F. Chivenor wishes a man up during a search
A Whirlwind helicopter from R.A.F. Chivenor wishes a man up during a search and rescue display at Swansea Airport. 12th June 1967

A campsite on a reclaimed tip site at Fairwood Common, Swansea. Caption says this is " part of a timer camp" - so Mirrorpix will suggest the community living here are romanies

Swansea Airport. The first passenger from Swansea to London on the inaugural flight from Swansea airport yesterday. Councillor W.T. Mainwaring Hughes

Swansea Docks. (Picture) An oil tanker berthed at Swansea, where facilities for rapid discharge are a feature. 16th January 1969

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