Boys club South Wales June 2016

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andylen

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Had a mooch around this place with a friend Andrew, who worked in here with young offenders 10 years ago.
The council have give a company 25k to do a feasibility study on the place, to transform it back to a youth center. Will they have the money to refit it or is just a waste of money ?

In 1937 the large waiting list of boys desiring entry to the Club and the inadequacies of the existing
club premises led to a decision to launch a Building Fund.
A new Executive Committee, still including many serving Police Officers and a Board of Trustees
was appointed to lead a vigorous fund raising programme.
The cost of the new building was calculated to the nearest old penny at £10,385.7s.7d.
The National Fitness Council of England and Wales agreed a grant of £8000. The National
Association of Boys Clubs donated £825 and the remaining cost of staffing and equipping the
building was met from money raised locally from the Swansea public.
A successful tender was submitted by Mr John Weaver, a distinguished local architect and the
Club Trustees entered into a 99 year lease with the Swansea Corporation at a nominal rent of one
shilling per annum for a site.
The new building was erected on a rocky outcrop overlooking the eastern approach to Swansea.
The fixtures and fittings in the two floored building were made of top quality stone, timber and
brass. The walls in the entrance and on the stairway were covered with heavy duty white tiles –
not entirely attractive to look at but completely functional. The block wooden floors in all the
activity rooms are still wearing well today after thousands of pairs of young feet have pounded
them over the years.
The building was completed at the outbreak of the Second World War and was not immediately
available for use as a youth club as it was commandeered for official war-time use. (narposwansea)

Hope you enjoy the pics.​

28540981620_6b45f933de_b.jpgIMG_3181 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr

28793821626_8a689fefd5_b.jpgIMG_3144 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr

28748782801_4147a269c3_b.jpgIMG_3141 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr

28748785491_eb8c66227e_b.jpgIMG_3135 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr


28748788681_318b2ba376_b.jpgIMG_3134 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr

28210495533_cc9f410297_b.jpgIMG_3130 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr

28720270572_852d9de9b0_b.jpgIMG_3149 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr

28540993220_049e51061c_b.jpgIMG_3150 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr

28720267972_18ed43b3e6_b.jpgIMG_3153 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr

28748775571_dfaa76f631_b.jpgIMG_3165 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr

28720270572_852d9de9b0_b.jpgIMG_3149 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr

28207697034_4044945a3f_b.jpgIMG_3177 by Andrew Lennox, on Flickr
 
I hope they turn it back into a youth club, but I can't see it happening. Thanks for sharing.
 
Remember taking a look around this place a few years back, not alot has changed! Thanks for sharing the pics :)
 
Went up there a couple of weeks ago. Didn't manage to get in as there was a busybody watching me. Great photos!
 
Very nearly took a trip down there today but went to abersoch instead - great pictures bud - must get round to going here.
 

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