A photography portfolio of the City and County of Swansea by the author/photographer Chris Elphick
Dylan Thomas, Swansea Marina
Dylan Thomas is Swansea's favourite son and he is celebrated in numerous art and sculptures right across the city. One of the finest celebrations of the man is this Dylan Thomas sculpture, which features the poet sat chilling outside the Dylan Thomas Theatre in Dylan Thomas Square as he looks out over Swansea Marina.
The bronze statue was created by the English painter and figurative sculptor John Doubleday and was unveiled in the square on the 21st March 1984 by Lady Mary Wilson. The statue, financed by Swansea City Council (along with an anonymous benefactor), contains the following lines from Dylan's poem Fern Hill (1945):
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| Swansea Marina's Dylan Thomas sculpture - note his lap, polished from having so many people sat on his knee for pics |
The bronze statue was created by the English painter and figurative sculptor John Doubleday and was unveiled in the square on the 21st March 1984 by Lady Mary Wilson. The statue, financed by Swansea City Council (along with an anonymous benefactor), contains the following lines from Dylan's poem Fern Hill (1945):
"Though I sang in my chains like the sea"
Rare Pink Sea Glass Find, Swansea Bay
I found this incredibly rare piece of pink sea glass on Swansea Bay this evening. Pink sea glass, known as Depression Glass, is found only once in 5000 sea glass finds and dates from the early 1900s. It is definitely the best sea glass I have been fortunate to find, on Swansea Bay or any other beach I have walked along.
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