| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? 11:52 - Nov 5 with 4382 views | 1983 |
Obviously the Vetch Field and everything that went with it..the north bank, pubs, mates etc
Weaver Building
Mumbles road bridge
Open top bus to Caswell Beach
Pub Disco's
Cockle man in the pubs selling cockles & crab sticks
The Sporting Post
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| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 12:20 - Nov 5 with 3531 views | SullutaCreturned |
The Vetch and the sporting post yes. Otherwise it's not really places and things I miss but the people who were the reason I went to those places, like the White Rose in Mumbles, I can go back there but with the people I use to meet there not being there, it's pointless. |  | | |
| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 13:36 - Nov 5 with 3454 views | onehunglow |
The Rank
Memories | |
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| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 13:42 - Nov 5 with 3471 views | jack247 |
| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 13:36 - Nov 5 by onehunglow |
The Rank
Memories |
Similar theme….the Kingsway as a whole before Wind St took over. | | | |
| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 13:52 - Nov 5 with 3448 views | onehunglow |
| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 13:42 - Nov 5 by jack247 |
Similar theme….the Kingsway as a whole before Wind St took over. |
I had great times on Kingsway
Very vivid
Last time I was in Swansea I become pretty upset and emotional at the Old Girl
The place buzzed even though the football was crap
The memories of All Whitrs v touring teams and Glammy beating Australia at St Helens remain with me always will | |
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| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 13:55 - Nov 5 with 3465 views | jack247 |
| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 13:52 - Nov 5 by onehunglow |
I had great times on Kingsway
Very vivid
Last time I was in Swansea I become pretty upset and emotional at the Old Girl
The place buzzed even though the football was crap
The memories of All Whitrs v touring teams and Glammy beating Australia at St Helens remain with me always will |
The Sandfields on match days. Pubs packed out even though we had much smaller crowds. I probably didn’t appreciate that until it was gone. | | | |
| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 13:58 - Nov 5 with 3458 views | builthjack |
Cockle man was a bricky by day, and a cockle seller on a Friday and Saturday night.
Bald head, moustache. Cant think of his name. [Post edited 5 Nov 2023 13:59]
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| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 14:11 - Nov 5 with 3424 views | onehunglow |
| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 13:55 - Nov 5 by jack247 |
The Sandfields on match days. Pubs packed out even though we had much smaller crowds. I probably didn’t appreciate that until it was gone. |
My Nan lived in Fleet St
Special days | |
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| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 14:32 - Nov 5 with 3433 views | Whiterockin |
Sand on the beaches. When I was young I spent most of my days at Bracelet/Langland/Caswell bays, there were very few rocks just glorious soft sand. |  | | |
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| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 15:08 - Nov 5 with 3411 views | Wingstandwood |
Virgin Records shop and the excitment/joy of walking into the HMV store in the Quadrant and seeing row upon row of vinyl 12 inch LP's. |  |
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| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 16:10 - Nov 5 with 3352 views | controversial_jack |
Studio 95 | | | |
| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 16:13 - Nov 5 with 3352 views | KeithHaynes |
The Coach house.
Great bands, small cellar venue. |  |
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| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 16:17 - Nov 5 with 3344 views | howenjack |
The big Apple Mumbles . It s always shut never open now. | | | |
| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 18:03 - Nov 5 with 3295 views | Dr_Winston |
They should have replaced the Slip Bridge by now.
Otherwise I can't think of anything else that was in Swansea during my youth that hasn't been replaced by something better, and that includes The Vetch. |  |
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| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 18:04 - Nov 5 with 3296 views | 1983 |
Waiting for my Dad with my Mam on Peniel Green roundabout he worked in BP LLandarcy and buses would drop them off there and only later realising why he never came to the beach...etc with us because he was always working overtime to keep us warm with a roof over our heads!
Building the Quadrant and then going in so cool.
The wooden pull swings on Swansea Bay
When the City looked smart and the council took pride in it Castle Gardens, the flowered clock near the guildhall and when public parks were parks full of people with kids and not dig sh1t and needles
Building bonfires (we had no money for fireworks) for weeks and another gang pulling it down, penny for the guy in the pubs.
Walking everywhere and buying chips rather than bus fare. [Post edited 5 Nov 2023 18:08]
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| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 18:06 - Nov 5 with 3280 views | 1983 |
| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 13:58 - Nov 5 by builthjack |
Cockle man was a bricky by day, and a cockle seller on a Friday and Saturday night.
Bald head, moustache. Cant think of his name. [Post edited 5 Nov 2023 13:59]
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| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 18:25 - Nov 5 with 3253 views | Robbie |
Cricket at St. Helens .
As mentioned earlier , The Kingsway , from The Griffin bar to The Prince of Wales . | | | |
| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 18:47 - Nov 5 with 3223 views | max936 |
Eynons, Thayers Ice Cream Parlour in the Market and the smaller outlet in the Uplands, The Paxton on Match Days |  |
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| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 18:48 - Nov 5 with 3208 views | onehunglow |
| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 18:47 - Nov 5 by max936 |
Eynons, Thayers Ice Cream Parlour in the Market and the smaller outlet in the Uplands, The Paxton on Match Days |
Eynons too.
We were forced fed their lies as a treat .
All these are personal memories | |
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| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 20:20 - Nov 5 with 3183 views | union_jack |
| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 18:48 - Nov 5 by onehunglow |
Eynons too.
We were forced fed their lies as a treat .
All these are personal memories |
I take it you mean ‘pies’ rather than the fact they said it was beef in the pie but in fact it was horse😂 |  |
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| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 21:23 - Nov 5 with 3121 views | AnotherJohn |
| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 16:13 - Nov 5 by KeithHaynes |
The Coach house.
Great bands, small cellar venue. |
Trembling Knees? The SSA Bar in the Mond Buildings also had its moments, if you could get in, [Post edited 5 Nov 2023 21:33]
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| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 23:59 - Nov 5 with 3058 views | Robbie |
| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 21:23 - Nov 5 by AnotherJohn |
Trembling Knees? The SSA Bar in the Mond Buildings also had its moments, if you could get in, [Post edited 5 Nov 2023 21:33]
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Remember the Mond / INCO factory had a massive Concert Hall , closed down now .
Lived in Clydach many years , venue was never advertised as a music venue though .
Across the road , a building called then The Legion , changed name to a pub/club place .
So many change of ownership and titles , I lost track , flats now .
A band were booked to play that gig one night , mid 80s , big coach and touring following .
Local gossip was ban them from performing in our area , not wanted here .
Think of Mrs Cradocks first name , that is what they were called .
The show sold out in days , I missed it , they never came back to revisit Clydach . | | | |
| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 09:13 - Nov 6 with 2978 views | mangohilljack |
| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 18:25 - Nov 5 by Robbie |
Cricket at St. Helens .
As mentioned earlier , The Kingsway , from The Griffin bar to The Prince of Wales . |
Yes Natwest trophy, great days out | | | |
| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 10:05 - Nov 6 with 2956 views | Togg |
I tend to miss times more than places. However I'm more than happy getting older and thankfully being healthy. On saying that I do miss a night out in Bonkers. Young, good looking, no money but no real worries either. | | | |
| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 18:26 - Nov 6 with 2900 views | 1983 |
| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 10:05 - Nov 6 by Togg |
I tend to miss times more than places. However I'm more than happy getting older and thankfully being healthy. On saying that I do miss a night out in Bonkers. Young, good looking, no money but no real worries either. |
Strange I'm the same as you then in my late teens early 20's we were always skint, no proper job all but sofa surfing telling our parents we were going "out" and go missing for days getting up to all sorts.Some brilliant laughs and experiences on a Swansea away game once I ended up staying in Leeds for about 2 weeks with a bird I met. Then bunked a train back to London and then London back to the land of the daft. I watched as 6 of my good mates got married in the early 90's because that's what happened them going off to B&Q and me going off taking E's dancing in a field near Swindon. They are now all divorced what a waste of your early life that was if the Internet was about 10 years earlier I would have 100% gone off travelling.
Great days though having to actually save money in your bedroom draw and stay in so you could go on an away trip or a boys holiday now fast forward 30yrs I'm financially comfortable now,mortgage paid off, I don't need anything,don't want anything,done with wearing stupid over priced clothes...etc but would love to be a fly on the wall and cherry pick some moments from my past circa 1987-1997 and watch them over again and cry with laughter.
Moved a long way fom Swansea nearly 20ys ago and love coming back....but love leaving aswell [Post edited 6 Nov 2023 18:28]
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| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 19:15 - Nov 6 with 2846 views | Fireboy2 |
| Places and things you miss from Swansea past? on 18:26 - Nov 6 by 1983 |
Strange I'm the same as you then in my late teens early 20's we were always skint, no proper job all but sofa surfing telling our parents we were going "out" and go missing for days getting up to all sorts.Some brilliant laughs and experiences on a Swansea away game once I ended up staying in Leeds for about 2 weeks with a bird I met. Then bunked a train back to London and then London back to the land of the daft. I watched as 6 of my good mates got married in the early 90's because that's what happened them going off to B&Q and me going off taking E's dancing in a field near Swindon. They are now all divorced what a waste of your early life that was if the Internet was about 10 years earlier I would have 100% gone off travelling.
Great days though having to actually save money in your bedroom draw and stay in so you could go on an away trip or a boys holiday now fast forward 30yrs I'm financially comfortable now,mortgage paid off, I don't need anything,don't want anything,done with wearing stupid over priced clothes...etc but would love to be a fly on the wall and cherry pick some moments from my past circa 1987-1997 and watch them over again and cry with laughter.
Moved a long way fom Swansea nearly 20ys ago and love coming back....but love leaving aswell [Post edited 6 Nov 2023 18:28]
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