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August 17th, 2006, by Rich, in Family, Google Earth, Nice Things, Video, killay.
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The recent demolition of Killay House left a lot of memories without an anchor. It was a familiar shape to the thousands of people who travel on Gower Road daily, and it had been so for over 120 years. Growing up in Heol Glasnant (where the houses are tall), and going to school in Hendrefoilan (futher up the hill) meant that the old building was always in our line of sight when we looked across the bay to the view’s focal point, Mumbles Head. I understand that before NCH sold the site there was talk of getting the building protected: why this didn’t happen is not something I know. More…
August 16th, 2006, by Rich, in Nice Things.
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I had never heard of Elvis Presley when he died twenty nine years ago today; but oddly, I distinctly remember where I was when I heard that he had died.
It’s one of my earliest distinct memories. My best friend from the Bryn Nursery, James Morris (Mozz), was the bearer of the news whilst we sat in the back of my mums car, and it caused me some confusion. More…
August 15th, 2006, by Rich, in Family, Nice Things, Video.
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This film has almost certainly never been seen by most of the cast. It was taken during my fifth birthday party in late 1977 (a fact that I’ve deduced from comparing the guests and their clothes with higher quality photos that I have; photos that also contain a birthday cake with five countable candles). More…
August 15th, 2006, by Rich, in Family, Pictures, Video, killay.
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Thirty one years ago, my grandfather, thought it might be interesting to fix his cine camera to the outside of his car, and go for a drive from his home in Wimmerfield Crescent, down to Sketty and back. More…
August 14th, 2006, by Rich, in Nice Things, Video, killay.
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This cine was taken at the Hendrefoilan School Sports Day, sometime between June 1978 and June 1980… ish. More…
August 9th, 2006, by Rich, in Family, Nice Things, Society, Video, killay.
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Wimmerfield Crescent is a residential street located in Killay, Swansea. It feeds three small residential cul-de-sac roads, one of which is called Heol Glasnant where I used to live. Heol Glasnant has the unusual property (in Wales) of being flat, and the lack of throroughfare made it an ideal venue for street parties. More…
August 4th, 2006, by Rich, in Family, Garden, Nice Things, Society, Video, killay.
Having converted my Grandparents stash of cine film to a digital format earlier in the year I’ve at last found a few minutes to extract something of general interest (as opposed to the family-interest stuff), so here it is. More…
July 28th, 2006, by Rich, in Garden, Society.
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The problem with summer is not the heat. It’s the music. Patio doors are thrown open and people migrate their lives to the garden. Naturally most people in the UK don’t have garden-based speakers that might deliver music to where it’s wanted at an appropriate volume, so folk just turn their indoor stereo up. More…
July 20th, 2006, by Rich, in Nice Things.
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We were delighted to receive news yesterday that Matt and Claire have created a whole new person for the world and called him Henry. More…
July 2nd, 2006, by Rich, in F1.
It’s Sunday and Em’s spent the weekend playing volleyball in the sun. I’ve been inside working on code. I’ve paused to watch the Grand Prix, hoping it’ll be a good one, but after 52 laps (with 21 to go) I have to say this is dull. It’s like watching an episode of The Simpsons or Friends, because every shot I’m thinking “hey, haven’t I seen this one before?”. More…
