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Swansea docks

Index Swansea docks

Swansea Docks is the collective name for several docks in Swansea, Wales. [1]

75 relations: Aberglasney, Blaenrhondda, Brachynotus sexdentatus, Bryn Griffiths (writer), Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot, City and County of Swansea Council, Crymlyn Burrows, Dyspanopeus sayi, Economy of Swansea, Fabian's Bay, Felindre, Frank Ash Yeo, George Haynes (businessman), Glamorgan, Gorseinon, GWR 5700 Class, GWR absorbed locos 1922 on, Horsecar, Hydraulic power network, Intermodal freight transport, James Abernethy, Jersey Marine, John Dickson (railway contractor), Kilvey Hill, King's Dock, List of Peckett and Sons railway locomotives, List of places in Swansea, List of places in Swansea (categorised), List of Scheduled Monuments in Neath Port Talbot, List of tramroads in South Wales, List of Vanity Fair (British magazine) caricatures (1905–09), Llandarcy, Lower Swansea valley, Maritime Quarter, Mayhill, Merthyr Tydfil railway station, Mid-Wales Railway, Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners' Association, Neath and Tennant Canal, Norfolk Yeomanry, North Dock, Norwegian Church, Swansea, Parc Tawe, Pontardawe, Pontarddulais railway station, Port Tennant, Powlesland and Mason (railway shunting contractors), Prince of Wales Dock, Queen's Dock, Rhondda, ..., Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, SA1, SA1 Swansea Waterfront, Selina Rushbrook, SS Avila Star, SS California (1928), St Thomas, Swansea, St. Thomas (electoral ward), Swansea, Swansea Bay, Swansea Beach, Swansea Blitz, Swansea Canal, Swansea City Centre, Swansea Marina, Technium, Townhill, Swansea, Transport in the United Kingdom, Transport in Wales, Weaver building, William Jenkins (coal merchant), William Menelaus, 1909 in Wales, 1920 in Wales, 1942 Birthday Honours. Expand index (25 more) »

Aberglasney

Aberglasney House and Gardens is a medieval house and gardens set in the Tywi valley in the parish of Llangathen, Carmarthenshire, West Wales.

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Blaenrhondda

Blaenrhondda is a village in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, lying at the head the Rhondda Fawr valley.

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Brachynotus sexdentatus

Brachynotus sexdentatus is a species of crab in the family Varunidae.

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Bryn Griffiths (writer)

Brynllyn David Griffiths is an award-winning poet and writer, who has worked in Britain and Australia.

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Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot

Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot FRS (10 May 1803 – 17 January 1890) was a Welsh landowner, industrialist and Liberal politician.

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City and County of Swansea Council

The City and County of Swansea Council (Cyngor Dinas a Sir Abertawe) is the governing body for one of the Principal Areas of Wales covering Swansea, Gower and the surrounding area.

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Crymlyn Burrows

Crymlyn Burrows is an area of land in Wales, UK to the east of Swansea city centre, and south of Crymlyn Bog.

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Dyspanopeus sayi

Dyspanopeus sayi is a species of mud crab that is native to the Atlantic coast of North America.

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Economy of Swansea

The City and County of Swansea is an urban centre with a largely rural hinterland in Gower; the city has been described as the regional centre for South West Wales.

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Fabian's Bay

Fabian's Bay was a natural tidal basin near the present day area of Port Tennant in Swansea, Wales.

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Felindre

Felindre (Velindre) is a rural village in south Wales.

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Frank Ash Yeo

Frank Ash Yeo (18 August 1832 – 4 March 1888) was a British industrialist and Liberal politician.

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George Haynes (businessman)

George Haynes (1745-1830) was a British entrepreneur, pottery manufacturer, banker, and newspaper proprietor of Swansea, Wales.

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Glamorgan

Glamorgan, or sometimes Glamorganshire, (Morgannwg or Sir Forgannwg) is one of the thirteen historic counties of Wales and a former administrative county of Wales.

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Gorseinon

Gorseinon is a town within the City and County of Swansea, Wales, near the Loughor estuary.

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GWR 5700 Class

The Great Western Railway (GWR) 5700 Class, or 57xx class, is a class of 0-6-0 pannier tank steam locomotive, built between 1929 and 1950.

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GWR absorbed locos 1922 on

GWR absorbed locos 1922 on gives details of Great Western Railway absorbed locomotives which do not yet have individual pages.

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Horsecar

A horsecar, or horse-drawn tram, is an animal-powered (usually horse) tram or streetcar.

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Hydraulic power network

A hydraulic power network is a system of interconnected pipes carrying pressurized liquid used to transmit mechanical power from a power source, like a pump, to hydraulic equipment like lifts or motors.

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Intermodal freight transport

Intermodal freight transport involves the transportation of freight in an intermodal container or vehicle, using multiple modes of transportation (e.g., rail, ship, and truck), without any handling of the freight itself when changing modes.

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James Abernethy

James Abernethy FRSE (12 June 1814 – 8 March 1896) was a Scottish civil engineer.

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Jersey Marine

Jersey Marine is a village in Neath Port Talbot county borough, Wales, UK located about east of Swansea.

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John Dickson (railway contractor)

John Dickson (c1819-1892), was a railway contractor responsible for the promotion, construction and operation of several railway lines in England and Wales, especially in and around Swansea.

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Kilvey Hill

Kilvey Hill (Welsh: Mynydd Cilfái) is a hill in South Wales, to the east of Swansea.

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King's Dock

King's Dock may refer to.

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List of Peckett and Sons railway locomotives

List of Peckett and Sons railway locomotives, plus those from Fox Walker, both built at the Atlas Engine Works, Bristol.

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List of places in Swansea

This is a list of cities, towns and villages in the principal area of Swansea, Wales.

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List of places in Swansea (categorised)

This is a list of places in the City and County of Swansea, South Wales.

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List of Scheduled Monuments in Neath Port Talbot

Neath Port Talbot County Borough stretches from the south coast of Wales up to the southern edge of the Brecon Beacons.

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List of tramroads in South Wales

Numerous horse-drawn tramroads were constructed in South Wales during the Industrial Revolution, chiefly between the years 1790 and 1830 and connected with the iron and coal-mining industries.

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List of Vanity Fair (British magazine) caricatures (1905–09)

>> List of ''Vanity Fair'' caricatures (1910–14) Next List of Vanity Fair (British magazine) caricatures (1910-1914) Category:1900s in the United Kingdom.

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Llandarcy

Llandarcy is a village near Neath in Neath Port Talbot county borough, southwest Wales, and formerly the site of the UK's first oil refinery.

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Lower Swansea valley

The Lower Swansea valley (Cwm Tawe Isaf) is the lower half of the valley of the River Tawe in south Wales.

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Maritime Quarter

The Maritime Quarter (including Swansea Marina) is a residential area of Swansea, Wales, UK located immediately south of the city centre shopping core.

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Mayhill

The district of Mayhill (also known as Mayhill Garden City and Mountain View) is spread over the top of a steep hill of the same name just north west of Swansea city centre, partly separated from Townhill to the west.

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Merthyr Tydfil railway station

Merthyr Tydfil railway station is a railway station serving the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales.

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Mid-Wales Railway

The Mid-Wales Railway (MWR) was an early railway company operating in Mid-Wales.

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Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners' Association

The Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners' Association (MSWCOA) was an association of mine owners in South Wales that was active between 1873 and 1955.

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Neath and Tennant Canal

The Neath and Tennant Canals are two independent but linked canals in South Wales that are usually regarded as a single canal.

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Norfolk Yeomanry

The Norfolk Yeomanry was a volunteer cavalry (Yeomanry) regiment of Britain's Territorial Army accepted onto the establishment of the British Army in 1794.

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North Dock

North Dock may refer to.

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Norwegian Church, Swansea

The Norwegian Church was a church for Norwegian sailors originally located in Newport, but later relocated to the docklands area of Swansea, Wales.

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Parc Tawe

Parc Tawe is a retail park and leisure area in Swansea, Wales.

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Pontardawe

Pontardawe (– "bridge on the Tawe") is a town that houses some 5,000 inhabitants in the Swansea Valley (Welsh: Cwmtawe) in Wales.

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Pontarddulais railway station

Pontarddulais railway station serves the town of Pontarddulais and village of Hendy in Wales.

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Port Tennant

Port Tennant is a suburban district of Swansea, Wales, falling within the St. Thomas ward.

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Powlesland and Mason (railway shunting contractors)

Powlesland and Mason were a company that provided steam locomotives and crews for shunting within Swansea Docks.

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Prince of Wales Dock

Prince of Wales Dock may refer to.

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Queen's Dock

Queen's Dock may refer to.

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Rhondda

Rhondda, or the Rhondda Valley (Cwm Rhondda), is a former coal mining valley in Wales, formerly a local government district, consisting of 16 communities built around the River Rhondda.

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Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway

The Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway was a Welsh railway company formed to connect the upper end of the Rhondda Fawr with Swansea, with the chief objective of transporting coal and other minerals to Swansea docks.

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SA1

SA1 can refer to the following.

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SA1 Swansea Waterfront

SA1 Swansea Waterfront (colloquially: SA1) is the marketing name given to the brownfield development area located in northern part of Swansea Docks.

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Selina Rushbrook

Selina Jenkins Rushbrook (June 1880 – 17 February 1907), née Selina Ann Jenkins, was a petty criminal, prostitute and brothel keeper from Swansea, Wales.

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SS Avila Star

SS Avila Star, originally SS Avila, was a British turbine steamship of the Blue Star Line.

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SS California (1928)

SS California was the World's first major ocean liner built with turbo-electric transmission.

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St Thomas, Swansea

St Thomas is a suburban district and community in Swansea, Wales.

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St. Thomas (electoral ward)

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Swansea

Swansea (Abertawe), is a coastal city and county, officially known as the City and County of Swansea (Dinas a Sir Abertawe) in Wales, UK.

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Swansea Bay

Swansea Bay (Bae Abertawe) is a bay on the southern coast of Wales.

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Swansea Beach

Swansea Beach stretches for five miles along Swansea Bay between the Maritime Quarter and the "Knab Rock" near Mumbles in Wales.

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Swansea Blitz

The Swansea Blitz was the heavy and sustained bombing of Swansea by the Luftwaffe of Nazi Germany from 19–21 February 1941.

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Swansea Canal

The Swansea Canal (Welsh: Camlas Abertawe) was a canal constructed by the Swansea Canal Navigation Company between 1794 and 1798, running for from Swansea to Hen Neuadd, Abercraf in South Wales.

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Swansea City Centre

Swansea city centre in Swansea, Wales, contains the main shopping, leisure and nightlife district in Swansea.

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Swansea Marina

Swansea Marina is a marina located behind the Swansea barrage at the mouth of the River Tawe in Swansea, south Wales.

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Technium

Technium is the brand name of a business incubation scheme in Wales.

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Townhill, Swansea

Townhill is the name of a hill, a residential district and a community (civil parish) in Swansea, Wales, UK.

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Transport in the United Kingdom

Transport in the United Kingdom is facilitated with road, air, rail, and water networks.

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Transport in Wales

Transport in Wales is heavily influenced by the country's geography.

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Weaver building

The Weaver building was a flour mill and corn storage building which formerly stood alongside the half-tide basin of the North Dock in Swansea, South Wales.

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William Jenkins (coal merchant)

Sir William Albert Jenkins (9 September 1878 – 23 October 1968) was a Welsh coal exporter and ship owner and Liberal politician.

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William Menelaus

William Menelaus (10 March 1818 – 30 March 1882) was a Scottish-born mechanical engineer, who made his name and fortune as the works manager at the Dowlais Ironworks in South Wales.

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1909 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1909 to Wales and its people.

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1920 in Wales

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1942 Birthday Honours

The King's Birthday Honours 1942 were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_docks

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