Transferring information from my ‘old’ website to here

I am in the process of gradually moving pages and information from my ‘old’ Pennard and Area Local History website, over to the WordPress version, which I hope will allow better access to everyone, as well as allow others to freely comment, add their own information, photos, memories and more.

To date (23Aug2012) I have transferred the Pages entitled “Links”, “Bibliography” and “About” (all now found under the heading “Introduction”), whilst I have also transferred the first page for  “Kilvrough” which now has “FAQs” (about Kilvrough) as a sub-heading.

As soon as other Pages are transferred, I will advise same under this “Posts” section.

An old Well

Anyone walking along that section of the old green lane which lies between the sea-end of Bendrick Drive and Pennard Golf Club’s Greenkeeper’s ‘shed’, will not have failed to notice that since the beginning of March 2012, there has been much activity in clearing, and tidying up, the overgrowth and rubbish around what has been referred to as the “Old Village Well”.

The ‘activity’  –  principally by 4 members of Pennard Community Council, plus one volunteer  –  was due to the said Council’s wanting to (in association with Pennard School) highlight the existence of that particular Well, and  –  once cleared and tidied up  –  to erect an information board highlighting its known history.

Through a new heading on this Blog (and hopefully through locals’ and visitors’ memories, backed up by documentary proof) I’m hoping that it might be determined exactly whether this Well was ever ‘a’ (or ‘the’) source for drinking water in Southgate Village, or whether it was the place where only cattle, horses etc, drank.

For more details please look at the Wells and Springs page, but also please do feel free to add your memories to this Blog, and if you have any documentary proof relating to Southgate and its wells, I’ll be thrilled to have access to them.

John William Cadwalladr (nowt to do with Pennard, but…..!)

Soon after my cousin, the late Rev. Canon David J Wilkinson (Vicar Of |Pennard and Ilston), died in mid February 2011, the Vicarage was being cleared of everything in readiness for his family to vacate the property, when amongst the contents of the garage was ‘found’ a large wall plaque dedicated to the memory of a past (and much respected) Headmaster of Swansea National School, Oxford Street, Swansea.

Apparently the plaque had been in the garage when the Rev. Canon David J Wilkinson was appointed Vicar of Pennard and Ilston,  in c.1995, and it had been seen on a few occasions since, but now it was time for the family to move, the plaque came to light once more.

The actual wording can be read on the following link Plaque (facsimile of) erected at Natnl Schl Oxfd St in memory of JWC whilst to see an overview of where he was at particular points in his life, you might be interested in the following Timeline for John William Cadwalladr’s 1844-1910 life

Along with the plaque itself, I had also researched much about John William Cadwalladr [sic: Cadwallader],  and both the plaque and printed copies of my research were deposited at Swansea Museum (the old Royal Institution of Wales), Swansea, UK, in the name and memory of the late Rev. Canon David J Wilkinson.

Why the plaque to John William Cadwalladr ended up in Pennard Vicarage’s garage is a real mystery, but that he had been one of Swansea’s nineteenth century’s characters is evidenced from the amount of information available.  Hopefully the discovery (or should that be rediscovery?!) of the plaque and what has been noted re his time at the Swansea National School, Oxford Street, Swansea, might provide new interest in both the school and the man.

pennard history 600 AD to 2011 (from Google Search)

Fascinatingly, whilst I was searching for other information, I came across information relating to Pennard’s history for the period 600AD to 2011.

The link to the particular page can be found here ( pennard history – Google Search) although I would wish to point out that Google  –  like a few others who, in the past,  have made the same error  –  have included references to the Pennard which is in Somerset, England, rather than the Pennard in Gower, South Wales!  All I will add is that any references to East Pennard and/or West Pennard are primarily for Somerset, and other than where Pennard appears to be the surname of a few individuals, the majority of the other mentions appear to be for ‘our’ Pennard.

Anyway, I do hope that you’ll find the information to be of interest, and if you have anything to add to Pennard’s timeline, then I look forward to hearing from you.

Ken Jones of Southgate

(Reproduced from the “this is Announcements website) q.v. http://www.thisisannouncements.co.uk/9489415)

JONES John Kenneth “Ken” Peacefully on Thursday 28th April 2011 at Campion Gardens Retirement Village, Ken (formerly of The Drive, Southgate), beloved husband of Lucy, much loved father of Tim and Kerry, dearly loved grandpa of Lowri, Shona, Gemma and Alun Wyn and adored pops of Evie, Finley, Lily and Georgie. He will be sadly missed by his family and friends. Funeral Monday 9th May, when a service will be held at St. Mary’s Church, Pennard at 2.30 p.m. followed by interment at Pennard Cemetery 3.00 p.m Flowers and enquiries to St. James Funeral Home, 31 St. James Gardens, Uplands, Swansea, SA1 6DT. Telephone 01792 643840.

Ken was a real character; one of those people nearly everyone (whether local or visitor) knew, and who had an interest in anything in and around the Pennard area.

Deeply involved for most of his life with the Southgate County Club, Ken enjoyed life to the full, loved his wife, was ever so proud of both of his Children, and of all of his grandchildren, whilst towards the last couple of years of his life, he was blessed by the arrival of four great grandchildren.

1442-1864

THE COLEMAN DEEDS INDEX 1442-1864

This is a precis of Bob Sanders’ index to the Calendar of Deeds & Documents, Vol.1, The Coleman Deeds (National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1921), Francis Green (compiler) , with especial relevance to Pennard, Kittle and Ilston, Glamorgan. The original Deeds were purchased by the National Library of Wales from Mr James Coleman.

The original Deeds are held at the National Library of Wales, but transcripts of them are contained in the Calendar, of which 500 copies were printed around 1921.

The index compiled so far includes all persons named in the Calendar, including witnesses, Attorneys etc, and can be viewed by going to the link http://www.angelfire.com/ga/BobSanders/site.html and scrolling down the page until “Indexes to Original Documents” is found, and then by clicking on the 4 indexes shown for The Coleman Deeds.

The indexes are alphabetical, by surname. Where there are variant spellings of a surname Bob Sanders attempted to group these together, eg Bidder, Bydder. It would still be wise, however, for anyone using the index to check variant spellings to be on the safe side; where an occupation other than Gent or Yeoman is referred to such is included in brackets after the name eg Thomas, John (mercer). Similarly, where a relationship between persons indexed is given Bob Sanders included this in brackets eg Jones, Ann (wife of John Jones); the place name which follows the personal name is that which is shown in the description of the person – it is not necessarily the same as the place which the deed relates to (and there are a number of places outside Glamorgan listed in the full indexes because the person concerned was from outside the county, although also holding land or office in Glamorgan).  The date following the place name is the year of the Deed or the year which the Deed reffers to; the DD number after the date is the Deed Reference Number; the letters in brackets after the DD number are as follows:-

Amt= Agreement
Assign = Assignment
Att = Attested Copy
Bond = Bond
Cert = Certificate
Court Roll – Copy of Original Roll
Decree = Decree in Chancery
DP = Deed Poll
Est = Estreat
Exem = Exemplification
Grant = Grant
Ind = Indenture
Ind Mar = Indenture related to a marriage
LP = Letters Patent
Mand = Mandate
Memo = Memorandum
PA = Power of Attorney
Sched = Schedule
Will = Probate of Will

NB: Where a name is not followed by a place it is likely that the person listed was a witness to the Deed eg Jones, William 1655 DD 990 (Ind) would suggest that a William Jones was a witness to Deed No.990 (an Indenture) in 1655.

THE INDEX

B
Beaufort, Henry, Duke of – Pennard 1770 DD882 (Exem)

Bidder, Robert – Pennard 1660 DD815 (Ind)

Bowen, George – Pennard 1635/6 DD801 (Ind)

Bowen, John (son of George Bowen) – Pennard 1635/6 DD801 (Ind Mar)

C
Choiseul, Jean Baptiste Armand de (Marquis de Choiseul) – Kilvrough 1796 DD904 (Ind)

Choiseul, Mary de (wife of Jean Baptiste Armand de Choiseul) – Kilvrough 1796 DD904 (Ind)

G
Gammon, John – Reeve of Pennard 1770 DD822 (Exem)

Gamon, Harry – Pennard 1627 DD798 (Bond)

Gronow, Griffith – Pennard 1623 DD796 (Bond)

H
Harry, Gwenllian (wife of John Harry) – Pennard DD796 (Bond)

Harry, John (son of Richard Parry) – Pennard 1623 DD796 (Bond)

J
Jeffreys, Gabriel – Deputy Steward of the Manor of Pennard 1770 DD882 (Ind)

Johnes, Richard – Penarde 1626 DD797 (Ind)

M
Mansell, Sir Thomas Knt & Bart – Pennard 1623 DD796 (Bond)

P
Powell, Gabriel – Steward of the Manor of Pennard 1770 DD882 (Exem)

Parry, Alson (wife of Richard Parry) – Pennard 1623 DD796 (Bond)

R
Rees, David – Kittle 1770 DD882 (Exem)

W
Williams, John (brother of Edward William) – Ilston 1774 DD886 (Will)

 

D/D Z 101-200 – City and County of Swansea

Manor of Pennard Extract from Court Baron roll for Manor of Pennard and fees of Kittle Lunnon and Trewyddfa; Mortgage, for 200, i William Eaton of Ilston, farmer, to ii William Morris of Penmaen, farmer; Messuage at Stone Mill together with 14 acres of arable land; in Ilston. Endorsed with dates of interest payments. May 1817 [1 doct]

via D/D Z 101-200 – City and County of Swansea.

People’s Collection Wales

For anyone who watched Roy Noble’s First Click on BBC TV (BBC2) at 7.00pm this evening (Wednesday 10 November 2010), in which Roy ventured out of his Radio Wales studio to find out how people around Wales are using their computers to indulge in their interests and passions, mention of the website People’s Collection Wales particularly caught both my eyes and ears.

Having just saved you having to search through the 985 or so images relating to Swansea (and area)  –  searchable over 330 pages!  –  I have discovered that of the images relating to Pennard and Area, most are for Pennard Castle and for Gower Heritage Centre at Parkmill , although other images of features in and around the area are to be found on the site.

Images I have noted (up to 10 November 2010) are as follows;-

PENNARD CASTLE

• Penarth castle, Oxwich bay, Glamorganshire (A view of two figures walking along road to Pennard Castle)
• Pen arth castle (A view of the ruins of Pennard Castle with cattle grazing in the foreground)
• The north east view of Pennarth castle, in the county of Glamorgan (A view of the ruins of Pennard Castle with Oxwich bay in the background and numerous ships in the sea)
• RCAHMW colour transparency of a general view of Pennard Castle
• RCAHMW colour transparency showing view of Pennard Castle, taken by Iain Wright, c.1991

GOWER HERITAGE CENTRE, PARKMILL

• Park Mill, Ilston, Gower; photo survey comprising seventeen black and white photographs taken by Rex Wailes, 1966, 5 images of which can be viewed here, here, here, here and here

OTHER IMAGES

• Extract from the Manorial Court Rolls of Oystermouth & Pennard, 1662-76
• RCAHMW digital photographic survey of Vennaway Limekiln, taken by David Leighton, 17/12/2006
• Slide of RCAHMW colour oblique aerial photograph of Parc Le Breos Burial Chamber; Parc Cwm Long Cairn, taken by C.R. Musson, 29/3/1994
• RCAHMW digital photographic survey of Cathole Cave, Parkmill, taken by David Leighton, 19/09/2006

As and when more images are added to the People’s Collection Wales website I hope to include them on the Pennard & Area Local History’s own site(s).  If in the meantime you have any images relating to Pennard & Area which may be of interest, then perhaps you might consider adding them to both this website as well as to the People’s Collection Wales site.

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British Listed Buildings Online

Yet another ‘new’ (or newly discovered) website which has both a general and specific interest.

‘General’, because the Home page of “British Listed Buildings Online” states;-

“Welcome to British Listed Buildings, an online database of buildings and structures that are listed as being of special architectural and historic interest.

As well as reading the official listing data for each building, you can also view the location on a map, and, where possible, see it in Google Streetview and Bing Birds Eye View. You can also add your own comments, information and photos and view comments and photos submitted by other users of the site.

You can browse for listed buildings by country, county and parish/locality: Listed Buildings in England; Listed Buildings in Scotland and Listed Buildings in Wales.  Alternatively, you can use the [site’s] search page to search for buildings by name/description text or by postcode“.

‘Specific’ because one can check for a property by name, postcode or even Street name and/or Village, although as to the ‘completeness’ of the list of buildings one has to query that, if only because in Pennard parish, we have two Listed Buildings, namely the Lodge at the entrance to Kilvrough, and Henbury Cottage in Southgate, although the British Listed Buildings Online site appears to have omitted the latter Cottage!

Having said that, the site does look interesting, and descriptions, Maps/Locations etc for properties which are included on the site, are detailed.

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Welcome!

Prior to 1920 each of the Gower Villages of Ilston, Kittle, Parkmill, Pennard,and Southgate, together with their hamlets and lands had its own historical identity, its own inhabitants  occupations etc.

Following the sale of the Kilvrough estate in 1920 however, all that was to change.

Through the Pennard and Area History Blog you can;

• See others’ comments and add your own
• Share your memories and tell us news both old and new,
• meet new friends, and find old or long-lost Friends and Relatives

–  and don’t forget that you can also

view our main website at –

www.pennard-area-local-history.co.uk/index.htm

Based on research, your own memories, and anything else revealed through the eyes of inhabitants and surviving Documents, etc, this Blog will both reflect and be of the History of Pennard and its area, and hopefully, in the not too distant future, will also help to be the basis for the formation of a Pennard & Area Local History Group, so please do join this Project, especially as joining is absolutely free.