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The Swansea Way

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  1. Taffvalerowdy

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    Oxford Street c1910
     
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  2. Matthew Bound Still Lurks

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    Is that Steve Cooper in the doorway on the left , he was a rubbish shop keeper as well <whistle>
     
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    Nah - that’s Vetch protecting Steve’s shop <cheers>
     
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    College Street after the Blitz and the view to what is now the Kingsway
     
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    Wow, never seen blitz photos like that of Swansea..
     
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    Some absolutely fantastic photos & videos of yesteryear Taff. Town centre seemed full of character. It's quite a desperate place now, a real shame..
     
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    Looks like pic was taken near where Barons nightclub was ?
     
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  8. Matthew Bound Still Lurks

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    and after 70 odd years its still be worked on
     
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    I did drive down the Kingsway last week and it does look a lot better now.
     
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  11. Matthew Bound Still Lurks

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    Yes to give it its due much improved until ?
     
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    Swansea Police Station c1930
     
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    Bet you’ve been in there a few times. ;) :)
     
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  14. Matthew Bound Still Lurks

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    Friday nights were never that good
     
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    <laugh><laugh><laugh>
     
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    Soldiers (at The Vetch) about to leave for France in 1916.
     
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    Green Dragon Lane in the 1950s

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  18. Matthew Bound Still Lurks

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    I'm sure that this poem will bring back many memories to many people who grew up in Morriston in the 50's and 60's.


    " I don't know when I found it
    But it was in my second decade,
    That I followed previous generations,
    And began The Monkey Parade.

    We'd start at the Top by St. John's Church
    And walk down Woodfield Street,
    We'd try to look smart and interesting,
    With stilettos and winkle pickers on our feet.

    We'd look in all the windows,
    And study all the range,
    We'd start at Woolworth and end at Kitty Jones,
    And were quick to spot any change.

    And as we walked down during the daytime,
    Those shops looked a wonderful sight,
    Maybe we were going shopping then,
    But we only thought of the night

    And as I stand here reminiscing,
    My thoughts return to my young days,
    I think of the shops that were in Woodfield Street,
    And the places for Songs of Praise.

    The wooden floors in Woolworth,
    That made your shoes clip clop,
    And further down there was Woodleys,
    Where you'd buy your joint or a chop.

    Remember Hunts the bakers,
    And the lovely smell of his pies,
    And the lofty spire of Tabernacle,
    That seemed to reach for the skies.

    And opposite there was the department store,
    To buy stockings, or material straight off the loom
    And when you gave your cash to pay for your things,
    It went whizzing around the room.

    Led Davies for Cycles,
    Broken biscuits at John Bull
    And I remember the Forward Movement,
    There were times when that was full.

    Cinemas, now that's another thing,
    Our Town had two of them,
    I saw Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at the Regal,
    And the Student Prince at the Gem.

    Evan Glyn the Paper shop,
    Now his window was always full,
    And if you were fond of knitting,
    You went to Llewellyns for wool.

    Now pubs there were loads of them,
    Always one near and handy,
    I remember going for my very first drink,
    Twas the Lamb & Flag and a ginger beer shandy

    Now we didn't have a Supermarket,
    We had small shops for all our nices,
    We had Maypole, Lipton, and Harry Stores,
    And we shopped round for all the best prices

    There were many bargains at Sayers,
    And Greeps for a pot or a pan,
    And Bakers had plenty of vegetables,
    Not forgetting Ces the Milk Man

    You could get your furniture in Albany,
    The Dorchester for lovely flowers
    Baby clothes at London Hosiery,
    I could keep going here for hours

    Now our clothes were a different thing,
    But you could buy you shoes at Penhale,
    But for anything really fashionable,
    T'was to Town for the C. & A. Sale.

    At the Cross there was Pompas Café,
    You could buy sweets or a box of Chocs,
    But what I remember most of all,
    Was the coffee and the old Juke Box.

    You could make a coke last for hours,
    We had so many small joys,
    We'd listen to 60's music,
    And share our time with the boys

    As a youngster I had a talent,
    Which my parents used to Inspire,
    Those were the days I used to sing,
    And was a Soloist in the Ladies Choir

    Yes I remember Morriston,
    In those days not so long ago,
    What happened to all those people,
    Where did those old friends go

    So I joined the Guild to look for them,
    And now I've a request you see,
    Cos I'm happy since I've been here,
    Do you think the Drama group has room for me "
     
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    Morriston Cross about 1929. These old buildings were demolished in 1956 and the present block of offices and shops erected in their place.
    Other reminders of the Old Cross are the tramlines, the traffic signals in the middle of the road and on the left, a popular meeting place, Pompa's Cafe which still existed into the 70's
     
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