Gower Society Publications

Index to Gower vols I to 55

Contents 59
The Chairman's Commentary by Malcolm Ridge	2
Church Hill, Parkmill: in the Footsteps of the Old Antiquaries by Philippa Grove	7
An Egyptologist Abroad: Sir John Gardner Wilkinson and some 'British' Monuments in Gower by C. Stephen Briggs	13
The Restoration of Oxwich and Penrice Churches by F.W. Waller in the early 1890s: Part I - St Illtyd's Church, Oxwich by Geoffrey R. Orrin	30
The Oxwich Brooch by Gary Gregor.	47
The Lower Shore Intertidal Life of Gower by Judith Oakley	51
The Morriston Eisteddfod of 1854 by E.C. Williams	57
The Bishopston Stream in Spate at Pwlldu (January 2008) by Peter R. Douglas-Jones	64
The Nitten Field Farmland Birds Initiative, Middleton: Results and observations from the three seasons of bird ringing, 2005-2007 by Barry Stewart	66
Obituaries: Sheena Bishop; Liz Bowman; Betty Lowe; Michael Reaney	76

Contents 58
The Chairman's Commentary by Malcolm Ridge	2
My Pennard Memories by J.C. Wyn Lewis	7
Obituary: J.C.W.L	18
Penllergare Mill Rediscovered by Bryan Taylor	19
The Great Swansea Bay Regattas, 1896-1929: the Large Yachts by Ronald L. Austin	23
Swansea and Gower Farmhouses in 1776 by Bernard Morris	37
Some Ideas on West Cross History by Gerald Gabb	43
A Cairn Circle on Kilvey Hill by Rob Frayne	56
Gower in Wartime: a young boy's memories of 1940s Cillibion by Roger Jones	56
After the Fire: A Visit to Hafod by Gary Gregor	71
Obituaries: Ron Bridges; Frank Jones; Betty Lamb	78

Contents 57
The Chairman's Commentary by Malcolm Ridge	2
The Reverend William Lucas Collins (1815-87), Rector of Cheriton 1840-67 by Geoffrey R. Orrin	7
The Nitten Field Farmland Birds Initiative: Results from the first season of a bird ringing project at Middleton by Barry Stewart	22
Breakfast on the Burrows: Brunel at Swansea, 1850 by Gary Gregor	29
The Penrice and Lyons Families of Kilvrough Part 2. The Lyons Family by Margaret Walker	34
Little Hill, Bishopston: a ruined house and its family by Andrew Dulley	49
Pare Llewelyn: John Dillwyn Llewelyn's People's Park by Robert Skinner	59
Thistleboon House Orphanage by Wendy Cope	70
Obituaries: Robert Lucas Jim Rees Gwladwen Gwent Jones Peter Thomas	21 69 79 79

Contents 56
Gower AONB: A short and partial history by Malcolm Ridge	2
Memories of Gower in the 1920s and 1930s by Isobel Thomas	8
the Second Whitford Lighthouse by Jack Hartley	13
The Penrice and Lyons families at Kilvrough Part 1 The Penrice family by Margaret Walker	37
Y Felin Glap: A new old watermill in the Lordship of Gower by Brian Taylor	47
Davies the Diarist: a Treboeth journal. 1819-1833 by E. C. Williams	52
Obituaries John Armstrong Professor Sir Glanmor Williams CBE	71
Further Gower Memories by Williiam Tanner - Edited by Ruth Ridge	72
Cover illustration: 'North Hill Tor from Llanmadoc Down'. Harold E. Grenfell.

If you would like to offer an article for publication please send it to

Mr. B. Morris
Editor "Gower"
Swansea Museum,
Victoria Road,
Swansea, SA 1 1SN.

		To celebrate the 60th year of the Society we have published a book of photographs. GOWER IN FOCUS by our well known Official Photographer Harold Grenfell
		Another new book for the 60th Anniversary! Edgar Evans of Gower (1876-1912) From Rhossili to the South Pole by a well-known Society member - Gary Gregor With photographs of the current scene by Malcolm and Ruth Ridge
		Another new book for the 60th Anniversary! THE GOWER SOCIETY - The First Sixty Years See how little the problems have changed! by the Society Archivist - Ruth Ridge with Malcolm Ridge With photographs drawings and tables

The Society occasionally publishes books and booklets relating to Gower. Many of these are now out of print. The following publications are still available.


Vernacular Gower is an attractive photographic record in colour of building details from the past which may not survive modernisation or conversion.

Publications can be ordered from our Publications Sales Officer, Mrs. H. Roberts. She will also give you the current prices and postage costs Her address is

Mrs. H. Roberts
The Gower Society
Swansea Museum
Victoria Road
Swansea
SA1 1SN


Backnumbers of "Gower" (vol 58 and earlier)can be ordered from but some early numbers are out of stock.

Some booklets, the Journal and backnumbers of Journals are sometimes available at the evening meetings.

Swansea Reference Library has a complete set of "Gower" and indexes of earlier volumes.