This collection is for people who remember the glory days of "the Switch" back in the 60's and 70's
A 150tonne PRESS BRAKE
AERIAL VIEW OF THE FACTORY 1962
SWS FATHER CHRISTMAS WITH HIS HELPERS
A VERY EARLY CHRISTMAS CHOIR FROM S.W.S EMPLOYEE
ANOTHER PAINT SHOP CHRISTMAS DINNER
CHRISTMAS SLEIGH AND CASTLE, YEAR UNKNOWN
FATHER CHRISTMAS TOM EDWARDS, WITH HIS TWO HELPERS
SWS VISITORS
THE 1961 S.W.S CHRISTMAS CHOIR
THE 1961 S.W.S CHRISTMAS SLEIGH
THE 1962 S.W.S CHRISTMAS DISPLAY
THE S.W.S CHRISTMAS CHOIR
THELMA MATTHEWS AND LADY NICHOLAS
ONE OF THE FIRST S.W.S CHRISTMAS CREATIONS
A 1954 DELIVERY OF SWITCHGEAR LEAVING BLACKWOOD
AN SWS CHRISTMAS SLEIGH CHOIR CIRCA 1961
CONSTRUCTION OF THE ENTRANCE ROAD
DIGGING ACCESS TO THE STAFF CANTEEN 1963
PRINCESS MARGARET OPENS THE BOTTOM FACTORY 1954
PRINCESS MARGARET'S VISIT TO THE FACTORY...
PRODUCTION IS UNDERWAY IN THE PAINTSHOP
S.W.S APPRENTICES 1963
South Wales Switchgear Car Park 1961
S.W.S CHRISTMAS FUNCTION 1965
S.W.S CRICKET TEAM IN 1962
S.W.S FACTORY IN 1966
TOP FACTORY CONSTRUCTION WELL UNDER WAY IN 1955
THE CHRISTMAN SLEIGH, YEAR AND LOCATION UNKNOWN
THE CHRISTMAS SLEIGH 1963
THE PEACE ROCKET AND SLEIGH AT CHRISTMAS 1962
ALAN MORRIS ( FAB SHOP ) IN FRONT OF THE 1958 DRAG
1958 the opening of the S.W.S sports field
THE EMPIRE GAMES DRAGON JULY 1958
1978 S.W.S STRIKERS
The SWS Strike in 1978
SWS APPRENTICE SKIFFLE GROUP
CHRISTMAS SLEIGH IN ABERDARE 1959
Poster for SWS dance
S.W.S TRAINING SCHOOL CLASS OF 1958
SWS 1947
THE S.W.S CHRISTMAS TABLEAU
My Switchgear Story
AN EARLY S.W.S CHRISTMAS PARTY
AN S.W.S CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PARTY
S.W.S CHRISTMAS SLEIGH 1962
SWS Christmas Party 1963
1957 Childrens Christmas Party
1961 Childrens Christmas Party
AN EARLY S.W.S CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PARTY
A FOREMENS ASSOCIATION CONCERT 1966
S.W.S FORMENS ANNUAL DINNER DANCE 1964
25 YEAR CELEBRATION DINNER 1964
BILL HICKS CONDUCTING A FACTORY TOUR 1959
BILL HICKS 1954
S.W.S FOREMEN 1962
South Wales Switchgear Brochure pages 2&3
South Wales Switchgear Brochure front page
South Wales Switchgear Brochure pages 4&5
South Wales Switchgear Brochure pages 6&7
South Wales Switchgear Brochure pages 8&9
South Wales Switchgear Brochure pages 12&13
South Wales Switchgear Brochure pages 14&15
South Wales Switchgear Brochure pages 16&17
South Wales Switchgear Brochure pages 18&19
South Wales Switchgear Brochure pages 20&21
South Wales Switchgear Brochure pages 22&23
A group of apprentices at Pontllanfraith Baths
SWS apprentices at Pontllanfraith Baths
SWS Garage team
SWS Annual Apprentice Dinner
SWS Maintenance Team
SWS Sports and Social Club Dance
SWS 1961 Monthly Staff Party
SWS 1961 Christmas Childrens Party
S.W.S FOOTBALL TEAM
Football Prizegiving
S.W.S FOOTBALL TEAM DATE UNKNOWN
THE FABRICATION DEPT. FOOTBALL TEAM
Apprentice party 1973
BUILDING THE HIGH VOLTAGE LAB AT S.W.S 1960
EARLY S.W.S VANS
FAB SHOP EMPLOYEES 1956
FABRICATION EMPLOYEES
S.W.S APPRENTICES 1962
S.W.S CHRISTMAS SLEIGH 1966
S.W.S PONTLLANFRAITH 1961
SOME EARLY PRODUCTS FROM S.W.S
THE EARLY START OF S.W.S BLACKWOOD
SWS workers wives visit Factory 1958
SWS Treforest Dinner Dance 1958
Aberdare College boys visit SWS 1958
Irene Howells
School leavers visit SWS 1958
SWS 1958 Works Staff Dinner
SWS Apprentice Association Dinner Dance 1958
SWS Apprentice Association Speeches 1958
1961 Aberdare Cables Childrens Christmas party
1961 Floods at Treforest
SWS Chidrens Christmas Party 1961
SWS Monthly Staff Childrens Christmas Party 1961
Harold Wilson visits SWS site 1966
Harold Wilson visits SWS site in 1966
Neptune Brass and Alumium Ltd.
SWS Apprentice Machine Shop Training 1966
SWS Apprentice Prize Winners 1966
SWS in BBC Top Firm Quiz Show 1966
SWS Student Apprentice Training 1966
Snow drama in 1963
SWS Brains Trust Meeting 1963
SWS Careers Exhibition 1961
Apprentice visit to SWS in 1962
Minister for Labour visits SWS in 1962
Queen Mother visits SWS in 1962
Sir Alfred Nicholas Investiture 1962
SWS Apprentice Group Shot 1962
SWS Apprentice Prizes 1962
SWS Apprentice School Trainers 1962
SWS Apprentice School Trainers page 2 1962
SWS Apprentice Intake 1965
SWS Telex network 1965
The end of the Crumlin Viaduct
SWS 1966 Apprentice intake
SWS Female Appentices 1967
SWS Trade Mision to Canada 1967
1962 Glamorgan v Monmouthshire cricket
1962 SWS firefighting team
SWS Penmaen Factory cricket winners 1962
1962 Minister of Fuel & Power visits the...
1962 Senior SWS Executive Team
1962 SWS Apprentice Awards
1962 SWS Craft Apprentices Awards
1962 SWS HND Aprentices Awards
1862 SWS Foreman's Association Dinner Dance
1962 Aberdare Cables Annual Dinner Dance
1962 Aberdare Engineering Works Employees Dinner
1962 LT Division Christmas Dinner Dance
1962 SWS Blackwood Plant Dinner Dance
1962 SWS Childrens Christmas Party
1962 SWS Childrens Christmas Party and Panto
1962 SWS Childrens Christmas Party and Panto p2
1962 SWS Christmas Dance
1962 SWS Christmas Sleigh
1962 SWS Rifle Club Winners
1962 SWS Sports & Social Club Prizes
Aberdare Cables Childrens Christmas Party 1962
1963 Aberdare Cables Childrens Christmas Party
1963 SWS Chiildrens Christmas Party
1963 SWS Christmas Sleigh
1963 SWS Darts Competition Prizewinners
1963 SWS Day Trip to Saundersfoot
1963 SWS Design Office Football team
1963 SWS Drawing Office Football team
1963 SWS Football Club
1963 SWS LT Division Childrens Christmas Party
1963 SWS LT Division Dinner Dance
1963 SWS LT Division Dinner Dance p2
1963 SWS Sales Dept. Christmas Dinner Dance
1963 SWS Sales Dept. Christmas Dinner Dance p2
1963 SWS Sports & Social Club Dinner Dance
1963 SWS Staff Annual Dinner Dance
1963 SWS Treforest Childrens Christmas Party
1963 SWS Treforest Childrens Christmas Party p2
1963 SWS Treforest Dinner Dance
1963 SWS Treforest Dinner Dance p1
1963 SWS Works Employees Dinner Dance
1963 Treforest Glee Club
1966 Aberdare Cables telephonist heroine
1966 SWS Annual Football dance
1966 SWS Apprentice Football Team
1966 SWS Fabrication Football Team
1966 SWS Rifle Club
SWS Circa 1963 Formen's Function
SWS Circa 1963 Executive Canteen Function
SWS Function Date Unknown
Circa 1963 SWS Sports Day
1963 SWS Foremen & Managers
SWS 1963 Foremen & Staff Dinner
1966 SWS Apprentice Training
1966 SWS Christmas Festivities
SWS Blackwood Factory in 1947
SWS Parties in the 1960's
1957 SWS Christmas Dinner Dance
SWS 1957 Childrens Christmas Party
SWS 1957 Christmas Pantomime
SWS 1957 Horticultural & Cricket Tournament
SWS 1957 LT Dinner Dance
SWS 1957 Sports Day
SWS 1958 Apprentice group
SWS 1958 Past Apprentices
The SWS Blackwood Factory in 1958
SWS Blackwood Factory 1962
1961 SWS Apprentices
SWS 1961 Apprentices page 1
SWS 1961 Apprentices page 2
SWS 1961 Apprentices page 3
