Hi David
These were not workmen's cottages. They were - and are - substantial
terraced houses probably 3 or 4 bedrooms with two 'reception rooms'
downstairs as well as kitchen and scullery. The residents in 1861, when the
houses were fairly new, were largely master mariners (that is captains of
merchant ships) and shipbrokers, as well as the harbour master's assistant.
Before the arrival of the L&NW railway and buildings on the other side of
the road they would have had a good view of the bay, at least from upstairs
front windows. They each have a little front garden, something none of the
more working-class streets near the town centre had/have, as they were
typical South Wales industrial town streets with terraced houses with front
doors opening on to the pavement. They were both taller and larger than the
typical working-man's 'cottage' dwelling.
They were not there in 1851 census.
Gorse Lane was built later and I suspect had smaller houses. The widowed
sister of my great-grandmother was there in 1901,on her own. You will see
from
www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=51.6121&lon=-3.9641&scale=500...
by looking at the aerial photo that it lies between the St. Helens Rugby and
Cricket Ground (originally the Cricket ground only) and Victoria Park with
the Patti Pavilion .
Someone else may know whether Gorse Lane was originally the address for
houses that are now in one of the adjoining streets, like the beginning of
Bryn Road or Finsbury Terrace.
Jeff
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Subject: [Swansea] Re Langdon Place
Hi Jeff
Thanks for the information, Would I be right in assuming that in the late
1800s that this would have been very modest housing ?
David
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