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On the left is Kings Dock shed foreman Albert Edward Palmer
pictured in March 1945.
Mr Palmer began his career with
the GWR at Swansea Docks in the 1930's.
We would like to thank his son David for
providing
us with these photographs and the
the letter below |
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Letter sent by Dock Manager E A C Howells to shed
foreman Albert Edward Palmer (pictured above) in recognition
of Mr. Palmer’s first aid assistance to T J Kiley following an
accident in ‘B’ Shed on 20th November 1962
A photo of Mr. Palmer standing alongside an imported
Mack truck can be seen on page 3 of the Dockers & Cargo section |
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Back row
from the left:- Len Stevens, Bill Faraday, David Vaughan, Sam
Evans, Fred Baker,
Peter Dailey and Ron Watchman. Front row from
the left:- Bessie Bevan, Louvain Cooze,
Dick Armor, Connie
Cooper and Arthur Evans. |
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Office trip
to Ascot Races in 1948.
In the photo are Des Camm, Hugh Jones, Arthur
Evans,
George Elford, Connie Cooper,
Bessie Bevan, Louvain Cooze, T.R. Dovell and Miss Williams.
(Can anyone
supply any more names?)
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Docks Manager E A
C Howells making a presentation to Mr. Albert Hopkins
upon his
retirement in 1962.
Also included, from left to right, are:- Les
Thomas, Kay John, Horace Balsdon,
Unknown,
Bryn Henson, Hugh Jones,
Olive Berry, Unknown, Cyril Jenkins, Bill Boatfield,
Unknown, Beryl
Cole and and Bill Faraday
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Above
is a copy of Albert Hopkins’ retirement certificate, together with a
cutting from the South Wales Evening Post dated 14th
September 1962
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Mr. Albert
Hopkins pictured in 1948 |
Capt.
Haydn, retired Swansea Dockmaster,
pictured at Langland |
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Swansea Docks function in the Canopic Grill, Mumbles,
in the late 1950’s. Seated third from the left is Docks Manager W A C
Morris, and standing centre of the photo is Bessie Bevan
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Docks Manager E A C Howells presenting a Retirement
Certificate in the Harbour Office Boardroom, Swansea (c.1960)
Included in the photo are Capt. Lew Rowe (Dockmaster)
and Mr. Albert Hopkins
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A group of docks staff
outside the Harbour Office in Adelaide Street Swansea.
Albert Hopkins is second from the right.
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Docks staff pictured on
the Harbour Office steps in May, 1952.
Included in the photo are
Hubert Charles, Albert Hopkins, Bryn Henson, Tom Jones,
Louvaine Cooze
and Les Thomas.
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Staff
outside the Rates & Accounts Office on the Prince of Wales Dock.
Albert Hopkins is second from the right
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Swansea Docks staff on an ‘outing’, location unknown.
Standing on the
left is Bill Faraday,
and seated in front of Bill is Louvain Cooze,
who would later become
Mrs. Faraday.
Albert Hopkins is standing third from the left
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We would like to thank former Swansea H M Customs Officer Peter
Hopkins for the above
documents and photographs relating to his
father, Mr Albert Hopkins
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Bessie Bevan with Chief Docks Manager Tommy Roberts at
Swansea Ferryport in 1969 |
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Bessie Bevan’s retirement presentation in 1982
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Kneeling left, Suzanne Boyd and right, Hilary Hughes |
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Front row, left to right:- Betty Badwick, Hazel Ball, Bessie Bevan,
Wendy Williams, Karen Williams & Lesley Phillips |
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Back row, left to right:- Pat Wallis, Maureen Luxton, Maureen
Thomas, Connie Nichols,
Pat Jones, Denise Jewel, Jacqui Harris & Christine Johns |
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Left
to right :- Dic Williams, Tom Wilkinson (Port Manager),
Bessie Bevan, Brian
Flower and Bob Collins. |
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Bill Boatfield, Swansea’s Traffic & Coal Shipping Officer,
retired in 1975 after 50 years service with BTDB and its
predecessor, the Great Western Railway |
Bill King, who retired in 1980, was appointed Docks Manager,
Swansea in 1967 and became Docks Manager, Swansea &
Port Talbot upon the amalgamation of both ports in 1971 |
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Docks Engineer Keith Langdon is presented with a leaving gift
in 1973 upon his appointment
to the position of Chief Docks Engineer, South Wales Ports
Left
to right :- Brian Flower, Terry Davies, Keith Langdon, Jim Hanson, Ken Shaw,
Bessie Bevan, Bill Lewis and Don Booth. |
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Docks Manager Bill King presents a leaving gift
to Mechanical Engineer Stan Wakefield upon
his appointment to the post of Docks Engineer, Ayr & Troon
(c.1965)
Left to
right:- Fred Saunders, Dick Jones, Ken Shaw, Don Booth, Bill
King, Kay John, Jim Hanson,
Rae Allsopp, Stan Wakefield,
(unknown), Haydn Davies, Myrna Williams, Keith Langdon,
Terry
Davies, Ray Howells, Bessie Bevan, Frank Fordham, Susan Bellamy,
Russell George,
Cyril Jenkins and Capt. Jack White. |
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The
photo on the left was sent in by Vicki.
I have just tripped
across your site by accident as I was looking forarchive docks photos. I
have been given a copy of a picture of the Docks' supervisors at their
annual dinner in the Langland Court Hotel in November 1964. It’s only a
photocopy but I have done my best to take a photo of it, and have attached
it for inclusion in your website. Hope it comes in useful.
Best
wishes - Vicki |
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The man in the back row
on the left, the only one wearing a dickie bow, is R F Morris
(Frankie). Not sure who the next two men are but then you have Bill
Morris, his brother. In the middle row, second from left was Macavoy(?),
then next to him Robinson the ‘bossman’, possibly Peter? Not sure who
next chap is, but the next one is Derek Morris. Sitting down is Peter
Jones on left, and Jimmy Price(?). I hope this helps jog a few
memories. The copy of the photo was recently given to my mother by
Peter Jones. |
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