Rebirth of Swansea: a series of films of the rebuilding of Swansea. Shows the Palace Theatre, Oxford Street, the Kingsway, High Street, the walls of old Swansea Market, a general view of the rebuilding of Swansea town centre from the top of the Castle looking down, and bombsites. Also includes footage of a Swansea sports team holding a winners cup on top of a bus.

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Copies of original films relating to Swansea on Digital Betacam tapes. These films were digitised and transferred to Digital Betacam tapes as part of a special project. Copyright reserved by the Archive Service. The originals are now held at the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales.P/Digi/hub

DVD copies of original films relating to Swansea. These films were digitised and transferred to DVD format as part of a special project. Copyright reserved by the Archive Service. The originals are now held at the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales.P/DVD/hub

Swansea Panorama and Pastiche, a view of different parts of Swansea, filmed on the ground and from an aeroplane. Includes pieces of older footage, including the journey from Victoria Station to Blackpill in 1964 (00:34:00-00:37:20). Production and commentary by Leslie M. ReesP/DVD 2/1

Come With Me: A peep into the diary of Richard Dimbleby by General Film Distributors. A film about Swansea, with commentary by Richard Dimbleby, featuring interviews with Leonard Bruton, tinplate foreman, Stanley Matthews, research chemist, Tom Ace, lifeboatman, Mrs Stewart, ex ARP warden, and Wynford Vaughan ThomasP/DVD 2/3

Rebirth of Swansea: a series of films of the rebuilding of Swansea. Shows the Palace Theatre, Oxford Street, the Kingsway, High Street, the walls of old Swansea Market, a general view of the rebuilding of Swansea town centre from the top of the Castle looking down, and bombsites. Also includes footage of a Swansea sports team holding a winners cup on top of a bus.P/DVD 2/4

The opening of the Usk Reservoir by HM the QueenP/DVD 2/18

Swansea Airport: opening ceremony by Group Captain Douglas BaderP/DVD 2/21

Visit of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother for the ceremony of the reopening of St Marys Church, SwanseaP/DVD 2/25

Historic last journey of the Mumbles tram, from Southend. Includes scenes of the journey along Oystermouth Road to Victoria station from the window of a car following the tram. Shows the tram depot, councillors and crowd scenesP/DVD 2/31

Opening ceremony of Swansea Market, rebuilt after destruction by enemy action in 1941P/DVD 2/33

Footage of the journey from Victoria Station, Swansea, along the seafront to Blackpill, then to Killay, Dunvant, Gowerton, Grovesend and Pontarddulais RailwayP/DVD 2/42

BBC Wales Today film of the visit to Wales by HRH the Prince of Wales during the summer of 1969. He visits Swansea and announces the Queens intention to give city status to Swansea, before going on to visit NewportP/DVD 2/46

Lower Swansea Valley. A film by Richard Watkins, produced for Swansea City Council by Hylton Warner. Includes footage of tinplate works, Swansea centre after the War (showing evidence of bombing), the temporary market, industrial dereliction in the Lower Swansea Valley, tree planting on Eastside and the filling-in of the Swansea Canal.P/DVD 2/66

Swansea Cine Film CollectionP/MPG

PhotographsP/PR/hub

35mm slidesP/SL/hub

Videos relating to civic events and to Swansea and district collected by Swansea City ArchivesP/Vid/hub