View looking east from East Dock Station footbridge, showing the partially completed new East Side Road carriageway.

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Swansea Corporation, later Swansea County Borough Council, later Swansea City Council, recordsBA, BE, EA, HE, LE, PL, TC and TR

Borough Architect's DepartmentS/BA/hub

Borough Engineer's DepartmentS/BE/hub

Records relating to ARP and air raid sheltersS/BE/1/hub

Unfit housesS/BE/2/hub

Street lightingS/BE/9/hub

Planning consent documents and plans relating to properties in the County Borough of Swansea. The files typically contain the plans submitted for consideration by the council, along with any supporting paperwork. Each is stamped by the various departments they passed through, and the councils decision is given. The item number is the application number assigned at the beginning of the planning process: it is used at every stage of the process, for example in council minute books, and in the various planning registers listed as BE 31-35.S/BE/30/hub

Registers of applications, consents and refusals for planning. These registers record details of planning applications received, including the applicants name, the street and parish in which the development is planned, particulars of development, and details of the decision.S/BE/31/hub

Registers of Applications for Building LicencesS/BE/32/hub

Records relating to building controlS/BE/33/hub

Records relating to housingS/BE/34/hub

Registers of applications, consents and refusals for planning. These registers constitute a record of the various stages of the planning process in Swansea. They include the location and description of the application, name of the applicant (some also include the name of the architect or builder), the date of consent, application or refusal, depending on the nature of the record, and the plan number. The plan to which this refers can be found, if it is still in existence, among the building plans listed as BE 30.S/BE/35/hub

Report BooksS/BE/36/hub

Building controls recordsS/BE/37/hub

Plans of properties in LandoreS/BE/38/hub

PhotographsS/BE/39/hub

Set of photographs showing the development of the East Side Road (now known as Fabian Way), during the 1950s and 1960s.S/BE/40/hub

East Side Road Section 1A construction photographsS/BE/40/1/hub

East Side Road Section 1B construction photographsS/BE/40/2/hub

East Side Road Section 2 construction photographsS/BE/40/3/hub

East Side Road Section 3 and 4 construction photographsS/BE/40/4/hub

East Side Road Section 4 construction photographsS/BE/40/5/hub

East Side Road Section 5 construction photographsS/BE/40/6/hub

View looking west from Railway Bridge towards St Thomas Church, showing site in process of being cleared for the East Side Road.BE 40/6/1

View looking east at junction of Lewis Street with Fabian Street before work starts on the East Side Road.BE 40/6/2

View looking east along Fabian Street towards the Fabian Street Bridge, before work starts on the new East Side Road.BE 40/6/3

View looking north along Thomas Street at junction with Morris Lane and Pentreguinea Road, before work starts on the new East Side Road.BE 40/6/4

View looking east along Fabian Street at junction with Balaclava Street, before work starts on the new East Side Road.BE 40/6/5

View looking west along Fabian Street showing the temporary roadway under construction, before work starts on the new East Side Road.BE 40/6/6

View looking west from East Dock Station showing footbridge, before work starts on the new East Side Road.BE 40/6/7

View looking east near junction of Thomas Street with Fabian Street showing railway bridge, before work starts on the new East Side Road.BE 40/6/8

View looking east near junction of Thomas Street with Fabian Street showing railway bridge and the Bridge Inn, before work starts on the new East Side Road.BE 40/6/9

View looking east showing the slip road on the site of the former East Dock Station.BE 40/6/10

View looking south east towards the Docks Access near New Cut Bridge, showing clearance work in preparation for the East Side Road.BE 40/6/11

View looking north along Thomas Street at junction with Fabian Street, showing the demolition of Midland Station.BE 40/6/12

View of railway arches on east side of Bridge Inn, Fabian Street.BE 40/6/13

View looking west along Fabian Street, showing shop fronts between junctions with Balaclava Street and Miers Street.BE 40/6/14

View looking north-west at end of Fabian Street towards New Cut, showing the Red House Inn.BE 40/6/15

View looking south-east from Balaclava Street, showing a partially demolished Station Inn during clearance work in preparation for the East Side Road.BE 40/6/16

View looking east to railway arches at junction of Fabian Street with Thomas Street, showing area where houses had been demolished.BE 40/6/17

View looking east from outside the Co-operative Shop on corner of Lewis Street.BE 40/6/18

View looking north through railway arches after the demolition of properties fronting on Fabian Street at junction with Thomas Street.BE 40/6/19

View looking west along Fabian Street near junction with Sebastopol Street.BE 40/6/20

View showing the demolition of Station Inn adjoining Sebastopol Street.BE 40/6/21

View looking east from Miers Street towards Inkerman Street, showing cleared site in preparation for north carriageway of the new East Side Road.BE 40/6/22

View looking east from East Dock Station footbridge, showing the partially completed new East Side Road carriageway.BE 40/6/23

View looking north-west along Fabian Street, showing the Red House Inn partially demolished in preparation for the East Side Road.BE 40/6/24

View looking north-east at junction of Fabian Street with Thomas Street, showing showing the Red House Inn partially demolished in preparation for the East Side Road.BE 40/6/25

View looking north along Thomas Street at junction with Fabian Street, showing the partially demolished Red House Inn and St Thomas Station.BE 40/6/26

View looking west from Fabian Street Railway Bridge showing the site on the corner of Thomas Street and Fabian Street after demolition of the Red House Inn.BE 40/6/27

View looking south through the arches on Fabian Street towards Weavers Mill.BE 40/6/28

View looking east from New Cut Bridge showing the site at the corner of Thomas Street and Fabian Street after demolition of the Red House Inn.BE 40/6/29

View looking east from New Cut Bridge showing the site at the corner of Thomas Street and Fabian Street after demolition of the Red House Inn.BE 40/6/30

View looking east along Fabian Street at junction with Sebastopol Street , showing clearance work in preparation for the new East Side Road.BE 40/6/31

View looking east towards Maes Street, showing temporary road layout in preparation for the new East Side Road.BE 40/6/32

View looking north-west towards Midland Station, showing work on Thomas Street and Fabian Street bridges.BE 40/6/33

View looking north along Thomas Street at junction with Fabian Street, showing the recently demolished Red House Inn, Thomas street Bridge and Midland Station.BE 40/6/34

View looking north-west towards the Thomas Street Bridge during reconstruction in preparation for the new East Side Road.BE 40/6/35

View looking north-east west towards the Thomas Street Bridge during reconstruction in preparation for the new East Side Road.BE 40/6/36

View looking west along Fabian Street at the junction with Miers Street, showing area cleared in preparation for the new East Side Road.BE 40/6/37

View looking east from the corner of Thomas Street, showing the newly constructed steel bridges over Fabian Street, in preparation for the new East Side Road.BE 40/6/38

View looking east from Midland Station showing the newly constructed steel bridges over Fabian Street, in preparation for the new East Side Road.BE 40/6/39

View looking north at junction of Delhi Street with Thomas Street, showing Morris Lane in background.BE 40/6/40

View of the excavation beneath Fabian Bridge on the south carriageway, showing the elevation of the future high level footpath.BE 40/6/41

View looking south along Thomas Street towards the dual carriageway of the far side of the Thomas Street Bridge.BE 40/6/42

View looking east along Delhi Street from Thomas Street.BE 40/6/43

View looking east from the old Midland Station towards the Fabian Bridges at the junction with Thomas Street.BE 40/6/44

View looking west along Fabian Street towards New Cut, showing excavation work on the south carriageway of the new East Side Road.BE 40/6/45

View looking west during the construction of the new East Side Road at the section between Balaclava Street and Sebastopol Street.BE 40/6/46

View looking east during the construction of the new East Side Road at the section between Lewis Street and Maes Street.BE 40/6/47

View looking north-east at junction of Fabian Street, Thomas Street and New Cut, showing the new dual carriageway and the Cape Horner in background.BE 40/6/48

View looking east at junction of Fabian Street with Miers Street, showing the new dual carriageway.BE 40/6/49

View looking north up Thomas Street from Fabian Street.BE 40/6/50

View looking west along the new East Side Road (Fabian Way) at the section between Lewis Street and Miers Street.BE 40/6/51

View looking north through railway arches near New Cut.BE 40/6/52

View looking north showing the demolition of Station Inn adjoining Sebastopol Street.BE 40/6/53

View looking east at the junction of Fabian Street with Thomas Street, during the construction of the new East Side Road.BE 40/6/54

View looking north showing the demolition of Station Inn adjoining Sebastopol Street.BE 40/6/55

View looking west along the new East Side Road (Fabian Way) at the section between Balaclava Street and Lewis Street.BE 40/6/56

Bundle of photographs showing pine ends of properties on Lewis Street, Inkerman Street, Miers Street and Sebastopol Street, all part of the development of the East Side Road (Fabian Way).BE 40/6/57-68

View looking west showing one half of the New Cut Bridge open to traffic, the old bridge is closed.BE 40/6/69

View looking east under the new bridge at Thomas Street.BE 40/6/70

East Side Road Section 6 (part 1) construction photographsS/BE/40/7/hub

East Side Road Section 6 (part 2) construction photographsS/BE/40/8/hub

East Side Road general construction photographsS/BE/40/9/hub

East Side Road junction west of Baldwins Bridge construction photographsS/BE/40/10/hub

Miscellaneous photographs from the Borough Engineers DepartmentS/BE/41/hub

General Correspondence Files. The following files include correspondence and in some instances, plans and bills of quantities.S/BE/51/hub

Files relating to war-damaged properties: general files, including some relating to reconstruction of Swansea town centre after the BlitzS/BE/52/hub

Preliminary reconstruction drawings of Swansea and other records, created by Ernest E. Morgan, Borough Architect, 1930s and c. 1943S/BE/55/hub

Miscellaneous filesS/BE/56/hub

Aerial mosaic photographs of Swansea, 1946. These aerial mosaic photographs of Swansea from Morriston to Mumbles were taken by the Royal Air Force in March 1946. They were either commissioned or subsequently purchased by the Swansea Corporation Borough Engineer and Surveyors Department and bound into volumes for ease of reference. Each volume covers a strip of land running east-westS/BE/100/hub

Ordnance Survey aerial photographs prepared from Air Photographs taken by the R.A.F, March 1946. Approximate scale 1:1250 or about 50 inches to 1 mile. The aerial photographs have been catalogued in more detail using National Grid references.S/BE/101/hub

Photographs of engineering works in Swansea, 1923-1979. This collection of photographs records various aspects of engineering work which was carried out by the Engineers Department of the Borough of Swansea. This includes properties designated for demolition, the development of new road layouts, and building works. The subjects covered are all within the pre-1974 boundaries of the City of Swansea. NB. The original numbering sequence for this collection has been retained, and consequently there are occasional gaps in the numbering sequence.S/BE/EN1P/hub

Photographs of engineering works in Swansea, 1979-1996. This collection of photographs records various aspects of engineering work which was carried out by the Engineer's Department of the Borough of Swansea. This includes properties designated for demolition, the development of new road layouts, and building works. NB. The original numbering sequence for this collection has been retained, and consequently there are occasional gaps in the numbering sequence.S/BE/EN1PR/hub

Borough Estate Agent's DepartmentS/EA/hub

Medical Officer of Health's DepartmentS/HE/hub

Swansea City Council: Leisure Services DepartmentS/LE/hub

Swansea City Council: Planning DepartmentS/PL/hub

Town Clerk's DepartmentS/TC/hub

Treasurer's DepartmentS/TR/hub