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Trade in Swansea

As the ‘Swansea Market’ series starts this week on BBC One Wales, this collection of images shows the trading life of the city over the years.

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Swansea Bay

This collection of images celebrates the varied life of Swansea Bay from the mid 19th century to the present, from the busy docks of Port Talbot to The Mumbles.

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Cockle Industry in South West Wales

This collection of images observes the cockle industry in the South West Wales area in the 20th century.

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The 'Three-Night Blitz'

Images from the South Wales Evening Post of the aftermath of the sustained bombing of Swansea in February 1941.

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Old photographs of Swansea

To celebrate the ‘This is Swansea’ series of programming on BBC One Wales this month take a look at how Swansea has been captured on film across the years. This collection of photographs spans many lo...

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  • The Slate Industry

  • The Slate Industry

  • By RCAHMW
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  • Added 02/02/2010
  • The spectacular rise of the slate industry in north-west Wales began in the late 18th century, though it reached its greatest scale in the late 19th century
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  • The Snowdonian House

  • The Snowdonian House

  • By RCAHMW
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  • Added 09/03/2011
  • The Snowdonian house is probably the earliest type of storeyed (with an upper floor) house in Wales, it is regionally distinctive and concentrated in the histor...
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  • Items 13

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