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Photography by John Ball - 11.00am, 17 February 1998 (with Agfa ePhoto-307 digtal camera)
A morning walk along the promenade at the Mumbles.
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Mumbles Head is at the western end of Swansea Bay. Today the sea was very calm.
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Today's lovely spring-like weather tempts everyone to stroll along the prom.
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In-line roller skating. Swansea is in the background.
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Mumbles pier and lifeboat station can just be seen on the horizon.
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A family picnic on the beach — even in mid February! The broad sweep of Swansea Bay is in the background.
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Skating with big sister (Image 6) and cycling with Dad (Image 7).
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The entrance to the Victorian Mumbles Pier.
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Such piers enabled Victorians to imagine they were on a boat deck far out at sea. A pier also makes an excellent fishing platform (Image 10).
Image 11:
Mumbles lifeboat station. Sea mist is now almost obscuring the distant coastline.
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