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Stephen Roberts, This "little" seaside town was as big as a city, before it became a city

hard to believe just how contaminated and barren the lower swansea valley was however as a youngster it was beautiful to see our valley coming to life

nice image of the landore viaduct now by the Swansea Stadium, when i worked in the rear carpark of the stadium i would spend many a happy moment watching the HST going and coming from high street i can remember one night on a swans game trying to relay a message over the sound of twin paxman engines

once swansea was known has copperopalis

Remember going on a school trip (st thomas school ) , the slag heaps were a site to see , shame in a way so little has been preserved.

What is the title of the accompanying video mentioned at the end of this film

Anywhere where the soil is exposed and not wet, you risk inhaling arsenic, lead, copper or acid dust. Time team excavated one site ruclips.net/video/NHEKrh4hDqA/видео.html

A great pity the Swansea canal was filled in. It would have become a major attraction. A friend who lives in Llansamlet told me he cannot eat any vegetables from his garden as the ground remains polluted with heavy metals.

Great shame that the Swansea Canal in this area wasn't saved

I was brought up in Morriston, and Landore, spending many hours playing with my pals in the moonscape that existed in the days prior to this scheme taking place. It was a truly dreadful environment.

I live in this area and have a keen interest in geology and I can confirm without a doubt in my mind that almost every inch of the ground in the Neath and Clydach valleys are still covered in slag and mine waste. The mountain/hilltops are the only places I don't constantly find it. We have lots of trees now, but they're not very healthy and quick to rot or blow over as almost every inch of the forest floors is absolutely full of the stuff. I bet these valleys used to be stunningly beautiful, I can almost see it now, but the destruction, industrial waste and ruin is hard to ignore and look past. You might think that living on top of all these useful minerals would have made the welsh people prosperous, but all I find is suffering, poverty and early death. Still they wont leave us alone, the air in these valleys is the most polluted in Europe, at least until a few years back when the local council changed how the air is tested and now it's the cleanest, so I suggest we all take our newborns to Portalbot and fill our lungs with all that wonderful clean air!

Great film. I notice that the Dinas Noddfa Baptist Chapel (Dinas St) is a focal point of so many shots (as is Morris Castle) so helping to locate many of the locations.

Fab videos frank! Thanks

Amazing how it's changed what a good job they did

Fascinating but my goodness it would be SO much better if the awful muzak track was removed. It jars and makes the commentary difficult to hear...

how were the toxins removed ? were they put in the sea or a landfill or were they chemically changed ? is the wildlife affected by consuming anything growijg on the soil ?

its weird and sad to see some steam trains being scrapped and others being in use at the same time

Nice to see how parts of Swansea looked in the year I was born. Thanks.

Born in 63, 63rd like. Love it! Thanks for making my day with my, memories.

Did you ever visit the, Hole in the wall Cafe in, Neath? in the 1960s?

By the way. My Step Dad, was a foreman at, Velindre, Steelworks. Alfred Lockley. He enjoyed, Golf, very much! Welsh Amateur, Champion, 7, Ashleigh Terrace, was his address, while playing at, Jersey Marine, where I caddied! He passed away, a long time ago. Great memories remain. Thanks, Frank.

My, RUclips browsing history brings me here. Thanks, as we continue learning, everyday. I am from, Briton Ferry. Was born in, 1963. Fair dues!

fascinating, thanks for the upload.

Of the old society of the Swansea/Amman Valleys all that remains are the hundreds of the once-magnificent chapels (capeli). All disused, some in very poor state, but still standing. There must be about ten just in Pontardawe.

Thanks for sharing this

I was born in 1963 in South Wales. My family is from the head of the family in Ystradgynlais. I travelled up the valley from Cardiff for many years and am glad that the valley has been rehabilitated.

Biggest iron works in the world 2 mins from my house!

And nobody knows this !

A precious document.

Thank you so much for your work. My Mum came from the Mumbles, Vera Knight, I loved our holidays in Swansea at Westcross.

Great video! Thank you!

Thank you 🙏 It’s a nice place to ride my bike and walk my dog now. Totally unrecognisable from the previous landscapes.

Inspired choice of music. 👏👏

It's astonishing, and a little melancholy, how the old industries and mines have just been bulldozed away. Their time was past but it's a pity there is so little left to explore.

An ugly lovely town of which I have no desire to leave.

Fascinating. Where exactly are these videos shot?

Brilliant precis of a huge project that was published as a multi volume work. Well done all.

Born in Swansea in 1962. Left to go to Uni in 1980, now live in Bristol. Every time I go back, Swansea seems like a new city. Most of those changes for the better, but not all. (Castle Gardens?)

This is fascinating! And shows how the will was there to regenerate the lower Swansea valley. We must carry on in this spirit. vThe Kilvey volunteers are doing that. Thank you for sharing

Are there any trees growing there now I wonder ?

Theres still a few slags on that hill

I live in SWANSEA and enjoy learning about history about this little sea town.

Who are we? Jack army.

Thankyou for this film fascinating to see as it was before and now well put together piece thankyou again

My grandmother came from Coventry to Swansea on the train in 1917 - she said that it was like Dante's inferno as the train past that area!

did any body ask dear FRED DIBNER he was good at dropping chimneys rip

THIS IS HISTORY THIS IS MY HISTORY OUR HISTORY

fantastic should be shown in local schools THIS IS HISTORY

Bless him 😅

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