SwanseaCAM - 280301 Swansea Marina Beach

ARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPHS.
Wednesday 28th March 2001.
Swansea....Marina Beach.

Weather: Sunny intervals. Temp: 11C

Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service. Image reproduced with kind
permission of Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland

After a dull and wet morning the afternoon was much brighter, the grey clouds that seemed to have been with us for days,began to drift away leaving large patches of clear blue sky from which the sun shone clear and bright. I had it in mind to take a few photos of the beach near the marina, so now would be a good opportunity.

As we pass through the marina on our way to the beach, we say 'Hello' to Captain Cat, that wonderful character from Dylan Thomas's 'Under Milk Wood'

Down on the beach these two lads are using kites to pull themselves across the hard sand on skateboards. Unfortunately for them, the wind is too light for the kites to provide sufficient pull to achieve any great speed.

One of the figures on the right made an interesting picture when he was digging in the sand for lugworm to use as fishing bait. I was just about to take the photo when his friend came along and he stopped digging. I waited for a little while to see if he would resume his labours but they both seemed intent on prolonging their conversation so I had to be content with this picture.

Turning to look inland I was surprised to see the sky so dark, it was almost black. It was such a sharp contrast to the blue sky over the sea.

To reach the promenade we go up the breakwater steps..... .

..... and looking westward from the promenade we see the tower of the Civic Centre and edging into the picture on the right is the Swansea County headquarters.

We walk along the prom towards the the docks. Supported on its metal framework this green 'starboard hand' navigation buoy makes a fitting sculpture for a maritime area..

If you like uninterrupted sea views, these flats are just the place to live..

Just in front of us are the observatory buildings where the Swansea Astronomical Society meet.

Recently uncovered by shifting sand this old anchor was found near to the west pier and earlier today it was brought up onto the beach. The caterpillar tracks in the sand lead back to where it was found. It is, so I am told, an anchor off one of the many sailing ships that used to sail from Swansea around Cape Horn to Chile taking coal out and returning with a cargo of copper ore.

The anchor after cleaning and painting is to be taken to seafront site at Mumbles for permanent display. It is a good photographic prop, so I used it in three pictures.

Swansea Bay with Mumbles on the horizon.