Mobile tyres fitting service in Birchgrove Swansea
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We offer a complete range of tyres backed up by our
efficient and cost effective mobile tyres fitting
service for Birchgrove Swansea. So, rather than having to
travel to a traditional tyre depot to have tyres fitted,
you remain at home or at work and we come to you. This
is much more convenient… and, it also greatly reduces
our operating costs so we are able to slash our selling
prices of tyres by up to 40%.
Unlike many companies selling tyres on-line we have a
head office call centre. This provides advice and
technical information on all aspects of tyres. Also, for
those who prefer to place their order for tyres by
telephone, rather than by buying tyres on-line, we have
a freephone facility (0800 028 9000).
We are proud of our Customer service record, and we
fully guarantee our work. Please feel free to call our
freephone telephone number if you would like personal
help and service, we are always ready and willing to
explain the choices and make sure you are happy with our
sales and service for car tyres and car batteries.
More about Birchgrove Swansea
Birchgrove (Welsh: Y Gellifedw) is a large village
situated roughly 6 miles from the centre of Swansea. It
is situated roughly between the flood plain of the River
Tawe and Drummau Mountain.
From an early date to the beginning of the 19th century,
coal-mining played an important role in Birchgrove. It
was mainly on coal-mining that the villages of the
parish grew, and Birchgrove was no exception. Mining
played a very important role in the industrial
development of the lower Swansea Valley, which was
becoming the metallurgical centre of the world.
Coal was replacing wood in the smelting of ores; and it
was because of the demand for coal that a pit was sunk
in Birchgrove, known as Birchgrove Colliery Company,
locally know as the 'Old Pit'. It was situated just
below the present (as of 2005) Birchgrove Post Office.
It was sunk in 1845, to a depth of approximately 100
feet. As a result of its prosperity, two further pits
were sunk, namely Sisters Pit, and Brothers Pit near
Glais. Approximately 200 worked at the Old Pit. This
involved many new people coming into the area, to work
in both mining and the copper industry.
The only cultural recreation was a Reading Room,
situated near the colliery. It was not used on Sundays,
so the people of the village were given permission to
use it for Sunday worship. Services were held there
according to the Book of Common Prayer of the Church of
England (the Church in Wales not being founded until
1920). The services held there were well supported. The
Birchgrove Colliery was closed in 1931. There are still
relics of Birchgrove's industrial past in the area, The
ruins of Scot's pit pump house dominate the lower end of
Birchgrove and evidence of mine workings can still be
found.
The countryside surrounding Birchgrove is littered with
prehistoric sites. There are numerous barrow mounds and
evidence of prehistoric dwellings.
Carreg Bica is a large standing stone on Drummau
Mountain. The stone is local sandstone and is around
13ft high and is believed to be a bica monument. The
word "carreg" means "stone" in the Welsh language. The
stone is also known by other names: Maen Bredwan or Maen
Bradwen. It is also mentioned in a charter to King John
to William de Breos in 1203 as "meynhirion", as a
boundary stone marking the Gower.
Cistercian monks built the nearby Neath Abbey in the
early 12th century. They wintered their flocks and herds
in the few open spaces down in the valley, but during
the other seasons they kept them in their specially
constructed stone walled fields on Drummau mountain top,
using the standing stone as a landmark. Many sections of
the stone walls are still standing from Cistercian
times.
Courtesy of Wikimedia,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birchgrove%2C_Swansea |
