05-10-2022, 09:14 PM
The van has yet to be dated. Am I right in thinking those are 7" drums? Swansea Borough Councils were pioneers in providing good council housing, having hosted the South Wales Cottage Exhibition in 1910. Work on the Council's Mayhill Estate and the nearby Townhill Estate of the Garden Suburb Freehold Ltd had barely started by 1914, when all work had to stop. Work resumed in 1919, and this image of the Battery Van would seem to show housing construction under way, being up on the hill above Swansea, perhaps in 1924. Completion of the estates and subsequent tree growth makes it difficult to identify the exact site, but perhaps looking at Townhill. If anyone has stayed awake during this historical diversion, further comment would be most welcome.