Mumbles Pier, Swansea, Wales - August 24, 2015

Mumbles Pier is an 835 feet (255 m) long Victorian pier built in 1898 located at the south-western corner of Swansea Bay near the village of Mumbles within the city and county of Swansea, Wales. Designed by W. Sutcliffe Marsh and promoted by John Jones Jenkins of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, the pier opened on 10 May 1898 at a cost of £10,000. It was the western terminus for the world's first passenger carrying railway, the Swansea and Mumbles Railway; and was once a major terminal for P and A Campbell’s White Funnel Steamers which brought visitors from ports and piers around the Bristol Channel. In recent years the Pier Head has been reconstructed to include a new multi million pound lifeboat station constructed to house a large Tamar Class lifeboat operated by the RNLI. The remainder of the pier remains to be restored.

Mumbles Pier, Swansea, Wales - August 24, 2015

Mumbles Pier is an 835 feet (255 m) long Victorian pier built in 1898 located at the south-western corner of Swansea Bay near the village of Mumbles within the city and county of Swansea, Wales. Designed by W. Sutcliffe Marsh and promoted by John Jones Jenkins of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, the pier opened on 10 May 1898 at a cost of £10,000. It was the western terminus for the world's first passenger carrying railway, the Swansea and Mumbles Railway; and was once a major terminal for P and A Campbell’s White Funnel Steamers which brought visitors from ports and piers around the Bristol Channel. In recent years the Pier Head has been reconstructed to include a new multi million pound lifeboat station constructed to house a large Tamar Class lifeboat operated by the RNLI. The remainder of the pier remains to be restored.

Mumbles Pier, Swansea, Wales - August 24, 2015

Mumbles Pier is an 835 feet (255 m) long Victorian pier built in 1898 located at the south-western corner of Swansea Bay near the village of Mumbles within the city and county of Swansea, Wales. Designed by W. Sutcliffe Marsh and promoted by John Jones Jenkins of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, the pier opened on 10 May 1898 at a cost of £10,000. It was the western terminus for the world's first passenger carrying railway, the Swansea and Mumbles Railway; and was once a major terminal for P and A Campbell’s White Funnel Steamers which brought visitors from ports and piers around the Bristol Channel. In recent years the Pier Head has been reconstructed to include a new multi million pound lifeboat station constructed to house a large Tamar Class lifeboat operated by the RNLI. The remainder of the pier remains to be restored.

Mumbles Pier, Swansea, Wales - August 24, 2015

Mumbles Pier is an 835 feet (255 m) long Victorian pier built in 1898 located at the south-western corner of Swansea Bay near the village of Mumbles within the city and county of Swansea, Wales. Designed by W. Sutcliffe Marsh and promoted by John Jones Jenkins of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, the pier opened on 10 May 1898 at a cost of £10,000. It was the western terminus for the world's first passenger carrying railway, the Swansea and Mumbles Railway; and was once a major terminal for P and A Campbell’s White Funnel Steamers which brought visitors from ports and piers around the Bristol Channel. In recent years the Pier Head has been reconstructed to include a new multi million pound lifeboat station constructed to house a large Tamar Class lifeboat operated by the RNLI. The remainder of the pier remains to be restored.

Mumbles Pier, Swansea, Wales - August 24, 2015

Mumbles Pier is an 835 feet (255 m) long Victorian pier built in 1898 located at the south-western corner of Swansea Bay near the village of Mumbles within the city and county of Swansea, Wales. Designed by W. Sutcliffe Marsh and promoted by John Jones Jenkins of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, the pier opened on 10 May 1898 at a cost of £10,000. It was the western terminus for the world's first passenger carrying railway, the Swansea and Mumbles Railway; and was once a major terminal for P and A Campbell’s White Funnel Steamers which brought visitors from ports and piers around the Bristol Channel. In recent years the Pier Head has been reconstructed to include a new multi million pound lifeboat station constructed to house a large Tamar Class lifeboat operated by the RNLI. The remainder of the pier remains to be restored.

Mumbles Lighthouse, Swansea, Wales - August 24, 2015

Mumbles Lighthouse was completed in 1794. The structure sits on the outer of two islands off Mumbles Head, is clearly visible from any point along the five mile sweep of Swansea Bay. The tower has two tiers and initially two open coal fire lights were displayed. These open coal fire lights were difficult to maintain and were soon replaced by a single oil powered light within a cast iron lantern. The lighthouse has been upgraded over the years and was automated in 1934 and converted to solar power in 1995. The fort visible in the photograph was added by the War Department in 1860.

Mumbles Pier, Swansea, Wales - August 24, 2015

Mumbles Pier is an 835 feet (255 m) long Victorian pier built in 1898 located at the south-western corner of Swansea Bay near the village of Mumbles within the city and county of Swansea, Wales. Designed by W. Sutcliffe Marsh and promoted by John Jones Jenkins of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, the pier opened on 10 May 1898 at a cost of £10,000. It was the western terminus for the world's first passenger carrying railway, the Swansea and Mumbles Railway; and was once a major terminal for P and A Campbell’s White Funnel Steamers which brought visitors from ports and piers around the Bristol Channel. In recent years the Pier Head has been reconstructed to include a new multi million pound lifeboat station constructed to house a large Tamar Class lifeboat operated by the RNLI. The remainder of the pier remains to be restored.

Mumbles Pier, Swansea, Wales - August 24, 2015

Mumbles Pier is an 835 feet (255 m) long Victorian pier built in 1898 located at the south-western corner of Swansea Bay near the village of Mumbles within the city and county of Swansea, Wales. Designed by W. Sutcliffe Marsh and promoted by John Jones Jenkins of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, the pier opened on 10 May 1898 at a cost of £10,000. It was the western terminus for the world's first passenger carrying railway, the Swansea and Mumbles Railway; and was once a major terminal for P and A Campbell’s White Funnel Steamers which brought visitors from ports and piers around the Bristol Channel. In recent years the Pier Head has been reconstructed to include a new multi million pound lifeboat station constructed to house a large Tamar Class lifeboat operated by the RNLI. The remainder of the pier remains to be restored.

Mumbles Lighthouse, Swansea, Wales - August 24, 2015

Mumbles Lighthouse was completed in 1794. The structure sits on the outer of two islands off Mumbles Head, is clearly visible from any point along the five mile sweep of Swansea Bay. The tower has two tiers and initially two open coal fire lights were displayed. These open coal fire lights were difficult to maintain and were soon replaced by a single oil powered light within a cast iron lantern. The lighthouse has been upgraded over the years and was automated in 1934 and converted to solar power in 1995. The fort visible in the photograph was added by the War Department in 1860.

Mumbles Pier, Swansea, Wales - August 24, 2015

Mumbles Pier is an 835 feet (255 m) long Victorian pier built in 1898 located at the south-western corner of Swansea Bay near the village of Mumbles within the city and county of Swansea, Wales. Designed by W. Sutcliffe Marsh and promoted by John Jones Jenkins of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, the pier opened on 10 May 1898 at a cost of £10,000. It was the western terminus for the world's first passenger carrying railway, the Swansea and Mumbles Railway; and was once a major terminal for P and A Campbell’s White Funnel Steamers which brought visitors from ports and piers around the Bristol Channel. In recent years the Pier Head has been reconstructed to include a new multi million pound lifeboat station constructed to house a large Tamar Class lifeboat operated by the RNLI. The remainder of the pier remains to be restored.

Mumbles Pier, Swansea, Wales - August 24, 2015

Mumbles Pier is an 835 feet (255 m) long Victorian pier built in 1898 located at the south-western corner of Swansea Bay near the village of Mumbles within the city and county of Swansea, Wales. Designed by W. Sutcliffe Marsh and promoted by John Jones Jenkins of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, the pier opened on 10 May 1898 at a cost of £10,000. It was the western terminus for the world's first passenger carrying railway, the Swansea and Mumbles Railway; and was once a major terminal for P and A Campbell’s White Funnel Steamers which brought visitors from ports and piers around the Bristol Channel. In recent years the Pier Head has been reconstructed to include a new multi million pound lifeboat station constructed to house a large Tamar Class lifeboat operated by the RNLI. The remainder of the pier remains to be restored.

Mumbles Lighthouse, Swansea, Wales - August 24, 2015

Mumbles Lighthouse was completed in 1794. The structure sits on the outer of two islands off Mumbles Head, is clearly visible from any point along the five mile sweep of Swansea Bay. The tower has two tiers and initially two open coal fire lights were displayed. These open coal fire lights were difficult to maintain and were soon replaced by a single oil powered light within a cast iron lantern. The lighthouse has been upgraded over the years and was automated in 1934 and converted to solar power in 1995. The fort visible in the photograph was added by the War Department in 1860.

Mumbles Pier, Swansea, Wales - August 24, 2015

Mumbles Pier is an 835 feet (255 m) long Victorian pier built in 1898 located at the south-western corner of Swansea Bay near the village of Mumbles within the city and county of Swansea, Wales. Designed by W. Sutcliffe Marsh and promoted by John Jones Jenkins of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, the pier opened on 10 May 1898 at a cost of £10,000. It was the western terminus for the world's first passenger carrying railway, the Swansea and Mumbles Railway; and was once a major terminal for P and A Campbell’s White Funnel Steamers which brought visitors from ports and piers around the Bristol Channel. In recent years the Pier Head has been reconstructed to include a new multi million pound lifeboat station constructed to house a large Tamar Class lifeboat operated by the RNLI. The remainder of the pier remains to be restored.

Mumbles Pier, Swansea, Wales - August 24, 2015

Mumbles Pier is an 835 feet (255 m) long Victorian pier built in 1898 located at the south-western corner of Swansea Bay near the village of Mumbles within the city and county of Swansea, Wales. Designed by W. Sutcliffe Marsh and promoted by John Jones Jenkins of the Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, the pier opened on 10 May 1898 at a cost of £10,000. It was the western terminus for the world's first passenger carrying railway, the Swansea and Mumbles Railway; and was once a major terminal for P and A Campbell’s White Funnel Steamers which brought visitors from ports and piers around the Bristol Channel. In recent years the Pier Head has been reconstructed to include a new multi million pound lifeboat station constructed to house a large Tamar Class lifeboat operated by the RNLI. The remainder of the pier remains to be restored.