113 St. Helen's Rd, Swansea.

[Romilly]

hi romilly, i will see if can find any old photos for you.. give me a few days.. my mother has a lot of books on old swansea.. 

Thanks Sharon, - I'll look forward to that!

Cheers, Romilly.

[bernard_lewis]

I know St Helens Road, Swansea and I have to say that I cannot place the picture! And to say that the sea is on the doorstep is hard to believe as the road is on a rise that must be 30 feet min above sea level and the sea is probably at least 200 yards away!

Bernard

[bernard_lewis]

Just looking again I think the house is not on St Helens Road but is a bit further on - I think the road has a different name. If still relevant please let me know and I'll have a look.

Apologies if I've misread the other poster on this topic. And is it 93 or 113 that you're after?

Bernard

[Crinoline]

Hi Bernard,

Thanks for your interest.

Yes, I think the Roads have been re-named somehow. I know that we drove around for ages looking for it when we visited in May.

113 is where my father was born in 1896, and 93 is where my Grandfather, William James Wilson ran the family painting & decorating business from, (Wilson & Co).

Romilly.

[welshgirl]

I agree wholeheartedly with Bernard.  St. Helens Road starts at Kingsway roundabout near YMCA and ends just after the old Swansea Hospital (now retirement flats) not far from Joes Ice Cream Parlour.  Leading towards The Guildhall, the houses on the right would be on St.Helens Avenue.  Far enough from the sea I would have thought. 



   

[sha61]

 
 hi romilly, how are you, long time since i`ve been on here, i can see there`s a bit of confusion as to where st helens rd starts & ends,  but the photo i posted for you is st helens rd, when it passes the crown crt, it tapers of to the left, down to mumbles rd, which is on the seafront, st helens ave is further over... and the road passing the guildhall is called guild hall south.. hope this helps.. i have checked my a-z, and it is all accurate//    best wishes .. sharon

[Crinoline]

 hi romilly, how are you, long time since i`ve been on here, i can see there`s a bit of confusion as to where st helens rd starts & ends,  but the photo i posted for you is st helens rd, when it passes the crown crt, it tapers of to the left, down to mumbles rd, which is on the seafront, st helens ave is further over... and the road passing the guildhall is called guild hall south.. hope this helps.. i have checked my a-z, and it is all accurate//    best wishes .. sharon

Hi Sharon,

Nice to hear from you again!

My previous account got scrambled, - hence the new name.

I know that you're right, - I stood outside that house in May and looked at the sea-front!!!
Somewhere, I've got a pic of the road showing the sea at the end of it.

We did get a bit confused trying to find it by car, - mainly because of the St Helen's Avenue bit, but it is definately there. (Its at the Oystermouth Rd end). See Link:

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?pc=SA14BE&GridE=&GridN=&scale=10000&title=Brunswick

All Best Wishes, Romilly.