Whiteford Plantation
19 June 2026
For those members who missed the June 2026 talk on the story of the Whiteford Plantation, you can now view Jan Edwards’ presentation directly below.
Swansea Oysters
26 November 2025
At our recent meeting addressed by Gareth Thomas on Laverbread he mentioned the demise of many fishing practices around our local coast. I found the following explanation in Sanitising Swansea by Peter E Rees. A copy of the full monograph is in the Society’s library.
Youth Hostel
27 October 2025
The picture of Lily Taylor in front of the Youth Hostel which was at Cwm Ivy Court Farm which appeared on the Llanmadoc website (not available at present) inspired the present owner to explore the history of hosteling at Cwm Ivy. The YHA sign is quite prominent on this photograph.
Lost Lanes of Gower
29 May 2025
There is a series of walks (two so far) under the heading of Lost Lanes of Gower on the Gower Society website. The most local one covers a circular walk starting at The Britannia, up Coal Lane, then upstream the Burry Pill until the “Roman Bridge…
Whitford Lighthouse
9 May 2025
Ivor talk to the Society some time ago about the history of the lighthouse but you may like to see this video on Youtube. See also Pembrey & Burry Port article.
Cefn Sidan Wrecks
9 May 2025
As we look North across the Burry Estuary it is difficult to believe that it was once full of sailing traffic from the industrial centres on the North coast of the estuary to destinations across the world. An interesting insight into this trade can be found in the list of shipwrecks put together by David […]