There are two sections from the book that I have turned into Flip Books These are complete stories that you can read, absolutely for free. She was three years old when she was horribly murdered in 1941 and we should never forget her. If you would like to read a sample chapter from the book, you can find the terrible story of Guistina Macari on the blog. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read Swansea in the 1950s: Ten Years that Changed a City. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. All are set in Swansea of course, though we do travel to Felindre for the story of the remarkable Murder Stone, which parallels the one in Cadoxton (pictured below) Swansea: Then & Now in Colour by Geoff Brookes(Goodreads Author) 3.50 Rating details 2 ratings 0 reviews Swansea has a rich, absorbing past, which is uniquely reflected in this delightful, full-color compilation. Swansea in the 1950s: Ten Years that Changed a City - Ebook written by Geoff Brookes. Some you may have heard of – others will be new to you. Murdered and dismembered in 1919. Her body was discovered in Brandy Cove in 1961.

The book is 126 pages and is fully illustrated. Perhaps the most perplexing of all remains the murder of Kate Jackson in Mumbles in 1929, the inevitable culmination of a marriage between a congenital liar and a fantasist.

The book ends with the disturbing story of the still-unsolved murder of Muriel Drinkwater in June 1946. Swansea is alive with the memories of its crimes from unfortunate sailors to jealous husbands and vengeful employees, Geoff Brookes’ well researched and compelling book presents a selection of some of the most famous crimes. The book examines 25 different murders or manslaughters within Swansea, the earliest described happened in 1730 and you may not be surprised to learn that it involved an argument between men in a pub. It is this idyllic landscape that was home to Muriel Drinkwater and Eleanor Williams, both of whom were tragically killed. Swansea Murders was published in 2013 by the History Press and has been an extremely popular title.

Swansea by Geoff Brookes