Swansea's high-end homes are located either at the western edge of High Park overlooking Grenadier Pond, or on Riverside Drive and the Brule Gardens enclave bordering the Humber river.

Swansea's local industries are coal mining, of which there were once several small coal mines, fishing, boating, and tourism.

A major Welsh poet is Swansea's Dylan Thomas ( 1914 – 53 ) whose first collection, 18 Poems, was published in 1934.

Although Thomas described himself as the " Rimbaud of Cwmdonkin Drive ", he stated that the phrase " Swansea's Rimbaud " was coined by poet Roy Campbell.

In his free time, he joined the amateur dramatic group at the Little Theatre in Mumbles, visited the cinema in Uplands, took walks along Swansea Bay, and frequented Swansea's pubs, especially the Antelope and the Mermaid Hotels in Mumbles.

A musical based on Farr's career, Contender, was composed by Mal Pope and premiered at the United Nations building in New York, followed by a season at Swansea's Grand Theatre.

Since opening, the theatre programme has featured, amongst others, classical and modern drama ( Actors of Dionysus, Compass Theatre, English Shakespeare Company, KAOS, Kneehigh, Red Shift, the Royal National Theatre and Not the National Theatre ); children's theatre ( Nuffield Theatre, Roundabout ); music ( classical, jazz, blues, folk, rock and even Taiko drummers ); comedy ( Infinite Number of Monkeys, Chris Addison and Dan Antopolski ); classical ballet ( Swansea's Ballet Russe ) and modern dance, opera and many well-known speakers.

The fixture computer handed Swansea's upstarts a first-day home game against Leeds United, which Swansea promptly won 5 – 1 with a hat-trick by debutant Bob Latchford.

The home leg was played at Swansea's Liberty stadium, Antonio Corbishierio put the Reds 1 – 0 up on the night to bring the aggregate scores level, Odense destroyed Llanelli's hopes of progression by running out 5 – 1 winners on the night and 6 – 1 on aggregate.

* February 19 – February 22 – WWII: Three Nights ' Blitz over Swansea, South Wales: Over these 3 nights of intensive bombing, which last a total of 13 hours and 48 minutes, Swansea's town centre is almost completely obliterated by the 896 high explosive bombs employed by the Luftwaffe.

In 1966, they played against Swansea City in the Welsh Cup and, in the replay at the Vetch, Swansea's largest crowd of the season was attracted-10, 941.

The club changed their name in 1969, when it adopted the name Swansea City to reflect Swansea's new status as a city.

Blackburn Rovers were the first First Division side to the visit Vetch Field for a competitive game in the 1914 – 1915 FA Cup – Blackburn Rovers were then the Champions of England, but Swansea Town from the Second Division of the Southern League beat them 1 – 0 at Vetch Field, Swansea's goal coming from Ben Beynon, while Blackburn Rovers ' penalty taker Bradshaw missed a penalty.

The hills in the Swansea Village seal represent Swansea's rolling countryside.

The water in the Swansea seal refers to Swansea's natural boundaries, which include Lake Ontario, the Humber River and Grenadier Pond.

For four consecutive seasons Swansea were the unofficial Welsh champions from the 1898 / 99 season through to 1901 / 02, coinciding with the heyday of Swansea's first star player Billy Bancroft.

Both matches ended in draws, with Swansea's Lee Trundle having a late goal disallowed for handball, which meant Blackpool secured the remaining play-off place.

On 6 February 1979 he finally made his England under-21 debut, albeit as an overage player ( he was 22 at the time ) as England beat Wales Under-21s 1 – 0 at Swansea's Vetch Field.

The north-south street that connects to Grenadier Heights was named ' Ellis ' in honour of Swansea's first family.

Lord Swansea's younger brother Sir Arthur Vivian was also a Liberal politician.

Lord Swansea's younger brother was Sir Arthur Vivian.

Swansea's post office was discontinued on June 28, 1924, and the population dispersed.

During the second world war, Swansea's Queen's Dock was one end of the world's first test of a full-scale submarine oil pipeline, in Operation Pluto.

St. James ' Church, located on Walter Road, was opened in 1867 as a chapel of ease for the nearby St. Mary's in Swansea's town centre.

After retiring from playing, he became Swansea's goalkeeping coach, having a brief spell as manager following the sacking of Kevin Cullis, before being replaced by Jan Molby.

The railway had been shortlisted in the community benefit category, along with the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds ' Newport Wetlands Reserve and Swansea's Canolfan Gorseinon Centre.

Eaton Crescent, considered to be one of the most upmarket residential areas close to Swansea's city centre, is where conservative politician Michael Heseltine grew up.

Pratley had not scored for 26 games since the previous season's corresponding fixture at the Liberty Stadium but he proved Swansea's hero on the hour to seal the win.

The ' Mumbles Mile ' began to decline in popularity during the 1990s, owing to pressure from the local council and increased competition from Swansea's night attractions.

Access to Neath is via the First Cymru 907 services to / from Coelbren ; while the 158 / X58 services run to Swansea's Quadrant Bus Station to / from Banwen.

Others claim that the derivation is from the nickname given to Swansea's sailors, who had a reputation as skilled and dependable mariners.

Collins started Swansea's first Championship match of the 2008 – 2009 campaign and the following two matches.

He was also influenced by the sounds and smells of the maritime quarter of Barcelona, the cry of seagulls, the sound of children playing, and popular Catalan culture.

Over the last quarter of the Twentieth Century P & O diversified into construction management ( through the Bovis companies, which it owned from 1974 to 1999 ), property investment and development, and a variety of service businesses including exhibition and conference centres, but most of these activities were disposed of following the company's decision in March 1999 to concentrate on maritime and transport.

Because of the ocean's great capacity to store and release heat, maritime climates are more moderate and have less extreme seasonal variations than inland climates.

To replace the Embraer P-95 Bandeirulha in the maritime patrol duties, 12 Lockheed P-3A Orions have been bought from US Navy surplus and eight ( with an option for a ninth ) of them are being upgraded by EADS CASA in Spain, the remainder are to be used as spare parts source.

Parts of Cambodia's border with Thailand are indefinite, and the maritime boundary with Thailand is not clearly defined.

There are six categories within the SSC scheme: Dry Polar ( similar to continental polar ), Dry Moderate ( similar to maritime superior ), Dry Tropical ( similar to continental tropical ), Moist Polar ( similar to maritime polar ), Moist Moderate ( a hybrid between maritime polar and maritime tropical ), and Moist Tropical ( similar to maritime tropical, maritime monsoon, or maritime equatorial ).

Winters are generally considered to be cold, with average temperatures ranging from 38 ° F ( 3 ° C ) in the maritime influenced southeast to 29 ° F (− 2 ° C ) in the northwest in January.

The terrestrial empire's maritime analogue is the thalassocracy, an empire comprising islands and coasts which are accessible to its terrestrial homeland, such as the Athenian-dominated Delian League.

They are a battlespace control measure that designate the forward-most friendly maritime or land forces on the battlefield at a given point in time, during an armed conflict.

Harwich has also historically hosted a number of notable visitors, including many members of British and European royalty ; in many instances these visits are linked with Harwich's rich maritime past.

There are four such longitudinal strips between the Mediterranean Sea and Syria: the coastal strip ( or the maritime plain ), western Lebanon, the central plateau, and eastern Lebanon ( see fig.

The Lebanon Mountains are the highest, most rugged, and most imposing of the whole maritime range of mountains and plateaus that start with the Amanus or Nur Mountains in northern Syria and end with the towering massif of Sinai.

As of 2010 the two countries are working towards resolving disputes over their maritime boundaries.

A feature of maritime archaeology is that despite all the material that is lost, there are occasional rare examples of substantial survival, from which a great deal can be learned, due to the difficulties often experienced in accessing the sites.

There are those in the archaeology community who see maritime archaeology as a separate discipline with its own concerns ( such as shipwrecks ) and requiring the specialized skills of the underwater archaeologist.

The material cultural remains that are discovered by maritime archaeologists along former trade routes can be combined with historic documents and material cultural remains found on land to understand the economic, social and political environment of the past.

Not all maritime sites are underwater.

The third tier consists of the archaeology of maritime cultures, in which nautical technology, naval warfare, trade and shipboard societies are studied.