Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
Secret Swansea
Secret Swansea
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Disgrifiad Cymraeg / Welsh Description
Mae hanes dinas Abertawe yn ymestyn yn ôl i gyfnod sefydlu canolfan fasnach Lychlynaidd yng ngheg Afon Tawe, ac i'r anheddiad a dderbyniodd siarter yn dilyn y Goncwest Normanaidd. Yn y ddeunawfed a'r bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg, tyfodd y dref yn gyflym yn sgil datblygiad cloddio am lo a thoddi copr yn yr ardal.
Disgrifiad Saesneg / English Description
The history of the south Wales city of Swansea stretches back to the establishment of a Viking trading post at the mouth of the River Tawe, and the settlement was granted a charter following the Norman Conquest. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the town grew rapidly through the development of coal mining and copper smelting in the area.
Manylion y cynnyrch / Product details
- ISBN 13
- 9781445688664
- Gwales Code
- gwales.com.9781445688664
- Gwerthwr / Vendor
- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
- Long Title
- Secret Swansea
- Awdur / Author
- Tippings, Lisa
- Current Price ex VAT
- £15.99
- Current Price inc VAT
- £15.99
- Availability Status (EN)
- Available
- Availability Status (CY)
- Ar gael
- Dyddiad cyhoeddi / Publication Date
- 2019-02-15
- Cyhoeddwr / Publisher
- Amberley Publishing
- Media Type (EN)
- Paperback / softback
- Media Type (CY)
- Clawr meddal
- Pages
- 96 pages
- Size
- 166 × 235 mm
- Language Code
- English
- Categori / Category
- CY: Hanes, Hanes Lleol, Arferion Gwlad, Llên Gwerin (yn Saesneg) | EN: History, Welsh Life and Customs, Local History, Folk Tales (in English)
- Is-gategori / Subcategory
- CY: Hanes Lleol (yn Saesneg) | EN: Local History (in English)
Bywgraffiad yr Awdur / Author Biography
Lisa Tippings is a writer and tutor based in Wales. Passionate about Welsh culture and social history, she has published widely across a range of subjects for numerous magazines and a book on the Welsh Suffrage Movement.
Adolygiad y Cyhoeddwr / Publisher Review
In this book local author Lisa Tippings reveals the hidden history of Swansea, from its medieval and industrial past to the present day. From stories of intrigue and murder, shipwrecks off the coast, the Victorian asylum, the many places of worship and drinking establishments, to its literary and artistic connections, not least Dylan Thomas, its role in the women’s suffrage movement and its industrial heritage in which pottery played an important role alongside copper production, Swansea has a rich and varied past. Secret Swansea explores the lesser-known episodes and characters in the history of the city through the centuries. With tales of remarkable people and unusual events and fully illustrated throughout, it will appeal to all those with an interest in the history of this city in south Wales.
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