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  • The Cwmdonkin Shelter, Swansea, was run on inter-denominational lines and its object was to provide a temporary shelter for 'Friendless Women and Girls' and to give protection to those in danger. The Cwmdonkin Shelter was so called as it was originally located at a house in Cwmdonkin Park, but in 1921 the shelter moved to Clifton Hill.
'Cwmdonkin Shelter Thirty-Sixth Annual Report', 1922 [front cover, image 1 of 28]
  • This memorial booklet was published in 1937 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Cwmdonkin Shelter, Swansea. The Cwmdonkin Shelter was run on inter-denominational lines and its object was to provide a temporary shelter for 'Friendless Women and Girls' and to give protection to those in danger. The Cwmdonkin Shelter was so called as it was originally located at a house in Cwmdonkin Park, but in 1921 the shelter moved to Clifton Hill.
'Cwmdonkin Shelter Memorial Souvenir of 50 years, 1887-1937' [front cover, image 1 of 3]