New website – Oystermouth Historical Association: A history of Mumbles:- Information on local history talks, exhibitions, walks & visits. Archive of pictures & features, books, leaflets and trails.
- Address:
History Section,
Ostreme Centre,
Newton Road,
Mumbles,
Swansea,
City and County of Swansea
SA3 4BA- Contact Name
- Mr John Powell
- Contact Address
15, Mulgrave Way,
Blackpill,
Swansea,
City and County of Swansea
SA3 5DG- Contact Telephone
- 01792 520540
- Contact E-mail
- johnpowelloystermouth@gmail.com
- Affiliations/Qualifications:
Ostreme Association
- Charity Number
- 502984 (click here to access the Charity Commission Site)
- Cost of Membership/Charges
Inclusive History & 'Ostreme' membership - £8 per year. If you are already an 'Ostreme' member, please give membership details and deduct £5, if concession deduct 50p.
- If Parking Is Available Please Describe Your Parking Facilities?
Car park adjacent to Ostreme Centre
- Opening Times
- We hold 8 meetings per year, at Ostreme Centre, which explore the local history of South Wales. See our website. We enjoy Excursions to sites of interest, many with a guided tour. Contact the secretary for further details of programme.
- Please Describe Any Disabled Access That Is Available (Access With/Without Assistance Or No Access)
Accessible to wheelchair users without assistance.
- Publications Produced
Available for purchase during during our meetings at Ostreme Centre, Newton Road, Mumbles and by post, please ring John Powell for postage and details.
TRAILS: Mumbles History Trail researched by Pam Thorpe; Mumbles Geology Trail researched by Dr. Ronald Austin; A Nostalgic Walk Along the Tracks -Mumbles Railway Trail.
BOOKS: Memories of War, 1939-1945, editors Kate Elliot, Carol Powell and John Powell.
Days Before Yesterday - Victorian Education in Mumbles by Carol Powell.
Mumbles in Verse by Carol Powell, is a collection of poems about Mumbles, written by villagers and visitors over a period of 150 years from 1857 to the present day and dedicated to all of us who love Mumbles.
LEAFLETS: We publish over 20 leaflets, that have been produced on a wide range of subjects:-
for Those in Peril on the Sea: the Loss of the S.S.Samtampa, 1947; The Golden Age of Postcards; Holidays for All; Mumbles Pier; the Oyster Industry in Mumbles; M.A.Clare, Photographer of Mumbles & Gower, 1879 - 1865; The Changed Shoreline of Mumbles - the Horsepool; Down the Drain - Swansea Main Drainage Scheme, 1931-6; Mumbles Lighthouse; Mumbles Battery in Victorian Times; Shopping in Mumbles; Mumbles Railway 1804 - 1960; Outalong at Southend; Mumbles at War, Coastal Defences 299th; Mumbles at War, 623 Heavy Anti-aircraft Battery; Mumbles Hill; the Rotherslade Bay Improvement Scheme, 1926-7; Postcards from the First World War.
DVD: of WW2 Memories a Schoolboy's day in the Mumbles Home Guard.
Published by the Oystermouth Historical Association & Mumbles Development Trust.- Public Access At This Address
- Yes
- Services Offered
- Local history talks, exhibitions, 'Walks & Talk' ,walks & visits, books, leaflets and trails.
- Status Of Organisation
- Voluntary/Charity
- Website
- A History of Mumbles: A new website for OHA: https://sites.google.com/site/ahistoryofmumbles/ - local history articles, memories archive, photos and meetings. Mumbles War Memorials: https://sites.google.com/site/mumbleswarmemorials/ - Rolls of Honour, extra information and photographs 'the Men Behind The Names'
- What languages Do You Use Within Your Organisation?
- English
- Position In Organisation
- Programme Secretary
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