Swansea Sentence Examples

Glasgow opened its exchange in March 1901, Tunbridge Wells in May 1901, Portsmouth in March 1903, Brighton in October 1903, Swansea in November 1903 and Hull in October 1904.

The Tunbridge Wells and Swansea municipal undertakings were subsequently sold to the National Telephone Company, and the Glasgow and Brighton undertakings to the Post Office.

In those cases in which the company's licence has been extended beyond 1911 (Glasgow to 1913, Swansea to 1926, Brighton to 1926 and Portsmouth to 1926) the Postmaster-General will buy the unexpired licence with allowance for goodwill.

There is also a unique collection of Swansea and Nantgarw china.

The other public buildings of the town include the infirmary founded in 1837, the present buildings being erected in 1883, and subsequently enlarged; the sanatorium, the seamen's hospital, the South Wales Institute of Mining Engineers (which has a library) built in 1894, the exchange, an institute for the blind, a school for the deaf and dumb, and one of the two prisons for the county (the other being at Swansea).

The great sessions for the county were during their whole existence from 1542 to 1830 held at Cardiff, but the assizes (which replaced them) have since then been held at Swansea and Cardiff alternately, as also are the quarter sessions for Glamorgan.

Neath is included in the Swansea parliamentary district of boroughs.

It must be noticed, however, that Percy independently made the same discovery, and stated his results at the meeting of the British Association (at Swansea) in 1849, but the Report was not published until 1852.

Situated on a slightly elevated headland facing Swansea Bay and the Bristol Channel, it has fine sands, rocks and breezy commons, on one of which, near golf links resorted to from all parts of Glamorgan, is "The Rest," a convalescent home for the working classes, completed in 1891, with accommodation for eighty persons.

There is only one line of railway, over which several companies, however, have running powers, so that the town may be reached by the Brecon & Merthyr railway from Merthyr, Cardiff and Newport, by the Cambrian from Builth Wells, or by the Midland from Hereford and Swansea respectively.

It has a station on the Rhondda and Swansea Bay railway and is also on the main South Wales line of the Great Western, whose station, however, is at Port Talbot, half a mile distant, on the eastern side of the Avon.

Since 1832 it has belonged to the Swansea parliamentary district of boroughs, uniting with Kenfig, Loughor, Neath and Swansea to return one member; but in 1885 the older portion of Swansea was given a separate member.

Swansea obtains its chief supply from a reservoir of one thousand million gallons constructed in 1898-1906 on the Cray, a tributary of the Usk.

Few hands are employed in manufactures, but the mining industry is more important, coal being extensively worked - chiefly anthracite in the upper reaches of the Swansea and Neath valleys, and bituminous in the south-eastern corner of the county.

The Central Wales section of the London & North-Western railway from Craven Arms to Swansea crosses the north-west corner of the county, and is intersected at Builth Road by a branch of the Cambrian, which, running for the most part on the Radnorshire side of the Wye, follows that river from Rhayader to Three Cocks; the Midland railway from Hereford to Swansea runs through the centre of the county, effecting junctions at Three Cocks with the Cambrian, at Talyllyn with the Brecon & Merthyr railway (which connects the county with the industrial areas of East Glamorgan and West Monmouthshire), and at Capel Colbren with the Neath and Brecon line.

The chief inlets are the mouth of the Dee, dividing Flint from Cheshire; the Menai Straits, separating Anglesea from the mainland; Carnarvon Bay; Cardigan Bay, stretching from Braich-y-Pwll to St Davids Head; St Brides Bay; Milford Haven; Carmarthen Bay; and Swansea Bay.

Copper, tin and lead works are everywhere numerous in the busy valleys of north Glamorgan and in the neighbourhoods of Swansea, Neath, Cardiff and Llanelly.

The lines of the Cambrian railway serve North and Mid-Wales, and branches of the London & North-Western and the Midland penetrate into South Wales as far as Swansea.

Steamboats likewise ply between Milford, Tenby, Swansea and Cardiff and Bristol; also between Swansea and Cardiff and Dublin; and there is a regular service between Swansea and Ilfracombe.

The principal canals are the Swansea, the Neath, the Aberdare & Glamorgan, and the Brecon & Abergavenny, all worked in connexion with the industrial districts of north Glamorganshire.

When Swansea was the centre of the copper-smelting industry in Europe, many varieties of ores from different mines were smelted in the same furnaces, and the Welsh reverberatory furnaces were used.

The Vale of Neath branch of the same railway and the Rhondda & Swansea Bay railway (now worked by the Great Western) have terminal stations near the docks on the other (eastern) side of the river, as also has the Midland railway from Hereford and Brecon.

Its art gallery has many prints and drawings of great local interest and here the Swansea Art Society holds its annual exhibition.

The Swansea Scientific Society also meets here.

Grove and the 1st Lord Swansea, the last three being natives of the town.

The free library and art gallery of the corporation, a fourstoreyed building in Italian style erected in 1887, contains the library of the Rev. Rowland Williams (one of the authors of Essays and Reviews), the rich Welsh collection of the Rev. Robert Jones of Rotherhithe, a small Devonian section (presented by the Swansea Devonian Society), and about 8000 volumes and 2500 prints and engravings, intended to be mutually illustrative, given by the Swansea portrait-painter and art critic, John Deffett Francis, from 1876 to 1881, to receive whose first gift the library was established in 1876.

The benevolent institutions include the general hospital, founded in 1817, removed to the present site in 1867, extended by the addition of two wings in 1878 and of an eye department in 1890; a convalescent home for twenty patients from the hospital only (1903); the Royal Cambrian Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, established in 1847 at Aberystwyth, removed to Swansea in 1850, and several times enlarged, so as to have at present accommodation for ninety-eight pupils; the Swansea and South Wales Institution for the Blind, established in 1865 and now under the Board of Education; the Swansea and South Wales Nursing Institute (1873), providing a home for nurses in the intervals of their employment; a nursing institution (1902) for nursing the sick poor in their own homes, affiliated with the Queen's Jubilee Institute of London; the Sailors' Home (1864); a Sailors' Rest (1885); and a Mission to Seamen's Institute (1904).

Other features of these parks are a small botanical garden in Cwmdonkin, a good collection of waterfowl in Brynmill, and a small aviary of the rarer British birds in Victoria Park, which also has a meteorological station in connexion with the meteorological office, and a statue of Mr William Thomas of Lan erected in 1905 in appreciation of the work done by him in preserving and obtaining "open spaces" for Swansea.

Henry Vivian and of his son Sir Henry Hussey Vivian (created Lord Swansea in 1893) each in his turn the "copper king."

The modern development of the port dates from about the middle of the 18th century when coal began to be extensively worked at Llansamlet and copper smelting (begun at Swansea in 1717, though at Neath it dated from 1584) assumed large proportions.

Meanwhile in 1798 the whole coalfield of the Swansea Valley was connected with the port by a canal 162 m.

The Swansea Valley canal has a connecting lock with this dock, and on the island between the dock and the New Cut are patent fuel works, copper ore yards and other mineral sheds and large grain stores and flour mills.

The very rapid increase in the demand for anthracite coal (for the shipment of which Swansea has practically a monopoly) soon necessitated still further accommodation and in July 1904 was begun the King's Dock, which lies farther east and has an entrance direct from the bay.

The total dock area of Swansea has thus been increased to about 147 acres with a total length of quays exceeding 3 m.

The harbour docks and adjacent railways (which exceed 20 m.) are owned and administered by a harbour trust of 26 members, of whom one is the owner of the Briton Ferry estate (Earl Jersey), 4 represent the lord of the seigniory of Gower (the duke of Beaufort), 12 are proprietary members and 9 are elected annually by the corporation of Swansea.

The trustees are conservators of the river Tawb and parts of Swansea Bay, and the pilotage and lighthouse authority of the district.

The total exports (foreign and coastwise) from Swansea during 1907 amounted to 4,825,898 tons, of which coal and coke made up 3, 6 55, 0 5 0 tons; patent fuel, 679,002 tons; tin, terne and black plates, 348,240 tons; liron and steel and their manufactures, 38,438 tons; various chemicals (mostly the by-products of the metal industries), 37,100 tons; copper, zinc and silver, 22,633 tons.

Copper smelting, which during most of the 19th century was the chief industry, has not maintained its relative importance, though Swansea is still the chief seat of the trade, but three-fourths of the tinplates manufactured in Great Britain and nineteen-twentieths of the spelter or zinc are made in the Swansea district, and its tube works are also the largest in the kingdom.

From 1535 to 1832 (with the exception of 1658-1659) Swansea was associated with the other boroughs of Glamorgan in sending one representative to Parliament.

In 1832 St John's, St Thomas and parts of the parishes of Llansamlet and Llangyf elach were added to the parliamentary borough of Swansea, to which along with the boroughs of Neath, Aberavon, Kenfig and Loughor a separate representative was given.

Meanwhile in 1885 the parliamentary constituency was made into two divisions with a member each, namely Swansea Town consisting of the original borough with St Thomas's, and Swansea District consisting of the remainder of the borough with the four contributory boroughs.

In 1888 Swansea was made a county borough and in 1 9 00 the various parishes constituting it were consolidated into the civil parish of Swansea.

The assizes and quarter sessions for Glamorgan are held at Swansea alternately with Cardiff.

No traces of any Roman settlement have been discovered at Swansea, though there seems to have been a small one at Oystermouth, 5 m.

The name Swansea stands for Sweyn's "ey" or inlet, and may have been derived from King Sweyn Forkbeard, who certainly visited the Bristol Channel and may have established a small settlement at the estuary of the Tawe.

An attempt has been made to derive the name from Sein Henydd, the Welsh name of a Gower castle which has been plausibly identified with the first castle built at Swansea, but that derivation is etymologically impossible.

A patent of murage and pavage - from which it may probably be inferred that Swansea was a walled town - was granted by Edward II.

Cromwell's charter of 1655, though reciting that "time out of mind" Swansea had been "a town corporate," incorporated it anew, and changed the title of portreeve into mayor, in whom, with twelve aldermen and twelve capital burgesses, it vested the government of the twn.

Cromwell in his charter of 1655 recognized Swansea as "an ancient port town and populous, situate on the sea coast towards France convenient for shipping and resisting foreign invasions."

From about 1768 to 1850 Swansea had a somewhat famous pottery.

In the north of the field, where the limestone crops out and supplies the necessary flux, Merthyr Tydfil has become great through iron-smelting; and in the west Swansea is the chief centre in the world for copper and tin smelting.

Numerous additional main lines - Reading to Newbury, Weymouth and the west, a new line opened in 1906 between Castle Cary and Langport effecting a great reduction in mileage between London and Exeter and places beyond; Didcot, Oxford, Birmingham, Shrewsbury, Chester with connexions northward, and to North Wales; Oxford to Worcester, and Swindon to Gloucester and the west of England; South Welsh system (through route from London via Wootton Bassett or via Bristol, and the Severn tunnel), Newport, Cardiff, Swansea, Milford.

In Wales there are io borough parliamentary areas, all of which, except Merthyr Tydfil and Swansea town division, consist of groups of several contributory boroughs.

It has a station on the Pontypool and Swansea section of the Great Western railway, and is also served by the Llwydcoed and Abernant stations which are on a branch line to Merthyr.

We were able to see the salubrious surroundings of Swansea City's Vetch Field on a free transfer.

Her family ran a bakery at the bottom of Welcome Lane in Swansea.

Swansea ' keeper Roger Freestone was caught out by an awkward bounce but managed to claim the loose ball before Howe could take advantage.

He's a really chatty guy who comes from a little village near Swansea in Wales.

His Kidderminster play-off contenders instantly showed a keen spirit of adventure with three forward pushed onto Swansea's back line.

But in the eyes of Swansea City fans, Lee Trundle is God in a pair of magic daps.

On the plus side Swansea at least managed a result after five consecutive league defeats.

The trip to Swansea turned out to be somewhat disorienting.

A Swansea escape seems so far-fetched, however Hollins is refusing to throw in the towel.

Adam, Swansea, Wales I fly the union flag from my desk at work.

Wednesday, August 07, 2002 Gills sign striker Sidibe BBC Online Gillingham have signed former Swansea striker Mamady Sidibe on a three-year contract.

He always adds the little gibe about the fact that I own a tobacconist's in Swansea.

Swansea's first league victory of the year has brought a glimmer of hope that they may avoid relegation.

Daily Mirror JOHN HOLLINS is convinced Swansea's promotion drive has been fuelled by memories of last season's play-off heartache.

In its industrial heyday 90% of Britain's copper smelting capacity was located within a 20 mile radius of Swansea.

Blaen Cedi farm is an historic homestead on the Gower Peninsula, just nine miles from Swansea in the village of Penclawdd.

Professor Graeme Hays, from Swansea Universityâs School of the Environment and Society, has led international efforts to save the leatherback from extinction.

Swansea also boasts a new Maritime Quarter, complete with waterfront village and a 600 berth marina.

By contrast, Swansea's top marksman Stuart Roberts has just three strikes to his name.

Two weeks ago in Swansea he won the over - 40s national title for the 100m individual medley.

Manager Gary Peters says he has had no contact with anyone at Swansea about signing the 22-year-old midfielder.

Swansea Council is in the process of proposing the first off-road motorbike track in Wales to combat the problem of scrambling.

After a delightful nutmeg on Rochdale's Gary Jones, the Swansea midfielder was unlucky to see his shot rise above the Rochdale crossbar.

For Geraint Evans, a Swansea born painter now based in London, the journey has taken eight years.

But Spanish playmaker Roberto Martinez is still mulling over the offer Flynn has made him to commit his future to Swansea.

We received unequivocal recognition of the high quality ' Swansea experience ' enjoyed by our students.

Sian Jenkins works full-time as a ward domestic at Morriston hospital, Swansea, but is growing resentful of the inequality in the system.

Experts from the South Wales Police football liaison office in Swansea were trying to identify ringleaders.

Despite all the pressure Swansea failed to snatch an equalizer even after a last-minute goalmouth scramble.

Having been extremely cautious throughout the fight, McIlroy was again urged by his trainer Arthur Melrose to engage the scrapper from Swansea.

Swansea knew they needed to win at all costs to ease the pressure on tomorrow's showdown with in-form Hull.

But, despite a stronger second-half showing against the League of Wales's champions, Swansea could not find the extra firepower.

Swansea had threatened little in a dire first-half showing and they were glad to hear the interval whistle giving them the opportunity to regroup.

She received her leaving gift and a farewell speech from John Evans at the Christmas party in Ty Llen, Swansea.

In fact, Cusack had assembled a squad that was widely regarded as the worst in Swansea ' s history.

Yet the veteran striker will not be abusing that position when the two men meet today to discuss the next Swansea team.

But talk of smashing the record is strictly taboo among the current Swansea players.

He always adds the little gibe about the fact that I own a tobacconist 's in Swansea.

John Hill 2nd Hand of the fishing trawler " Swansea Castle " gave his evidence.

Swansea City chairman Steve Hamer was today dumped from office in a Vetch Field boardroom upheaval.

Patti Pavilion to be transformed May 2006 Swansea's historic Patti Pavilion is to be transformed into a major entertainment venue.

McClure, chairman of Swansea's owner Silver Shield and the club's vice-chairman, added his support for Hollins.

Swansea is a consortium member of four leading UK - based universities that will provide innovative future optical, wireless and networking technology scenarios.

By 1907 altogether 59 local authorities had examined the proposition of establishing telephone systems after 1899, and licences were granted to local authorities at Brighton, Belfast, Chard, Glasgow, Grantham, Huddersfield, Hull, Portsmouth, Swansea, Tunbridge Wells, Oldham, Scarborough and Hartle - pool, but only six municipalities proceeded with the business.

The Neath Canal, from the upper part of the Vale of Neath to Briton Ferry (13 m.) passes through the town, which is also connected with Swansea by another canal.

The Swansea Canal and that of the Vale of Neath have also their northern terminal within the county, at Ystradgynlais and Abernant respectively.

The rangy striker announced his intentions with a shot over the bar after only two minutes as Swansea pushed forward from the kick-off.

To start with, the new business was allocated rent-free space within Swansea University 's Innovation Center.

With these Diamonds resembling more the Ratners ' variety than De Beers ' in the first period, more Swansea goals seemed inevitable.

Bradley Maylett found himself being farmed out to the less salubrious surroundings of Swansea City 's Vetch Field on a free transfer.

Swansea Coastguard immediately requested the launch of the Penarth lifeboat and also scrambled a rescue helicopter.

Rushden boss Brian Talbot has a defensive headache for the season opener against Swansea at Vetch Field.

Swansea knew they needed to win at all costs to ease the pressure on tomorrow 's showdown with in-form Hull.

But, despite a stronger second-half showing against the League of Wales 's champions, Swansea could not find the extra firepower.

Film showing will be the winning entries from June 's Swansea Bay Film Festival.

Swansea City had won promotion to football 's top flight for the first time in the club 's sixty-nine year history.

Swansea 's Mark Tucker thumped Wrexham 's Gareth Coppack 3-1 in their quarter, smacking in breaks of 46, 51 and 56.

Also the t-shirt below is available at a cost of £ 6, with all profits going to the Swansea City Supporters trust.

Tidal Lagoons The world 's first tidal lagoon is being proposed for Swansea Bay.

Officers believe Terry Coles, 41, from Swansea, hit his head and was then trampled by a police horse.

Success against the League of Wales leaders would see Swansea reach their second successive final, where the trophy winners pick up £ 100,000.

But Bury 's hard work appeared to be undone when Swansea were awarded their penalty.

Patti Pavilion to be transformed May 2006 Swansea 's historic Patti Pavilion is to be transformed into a major entertainment venue.

McClure, chairman of Swansea 's owner Silver Shield and the club 's vice-chairman, added his support for Hollins.

But a couple of startling strikes from Martin Carruthers and Steve Torpey inside nine first-half minutes wiped the smirks off Swansea faces.

The districts in which they are grown to greatest perfection are near Swansea, in Wales, and about Falmouth, in Cornwall, and also in the south of England and Ireland generally, the coast line all round the islands, too, being favourable.