Previous post was taken down for ‘not being report worthy’ which i find harsh, I’ve come back to get some better pictures so i’m hoping it stays up this time 
If your looking for how the club came about and how it was run theres a neat document i found that’s linked at the end of the report, I’ll insert an extract just for convenience
The Story of the Swansea Boys Club from the 1930s to the 1960s
In the early 1930s, members of the Swansea Strand Mission, a voluntary religious organisation,
regularly met with groups of young people who congregated on the streets in the centre of
Swansea after they had finished their schooling or work for the day.
These young people, who were predominately boys, complained that there was very little for them
to do in their leisure time, because of the scarcity of organised activities in the town which were
suitable for their age group. The Mission members publicly expressed concerns that some of the
boys they met might drift into anti-social activities through boredom.
These concerns came to the attention of Mr F.J.May, the Chief Constable of the Swansea Borough
Police Force. In his professional capacity Mr May realised that throughout the country, for Police
Authorities discharging their duties for preserving law and order, no type of delinquent presented
more difficulties than the juvenile offenders whose environment and home conditions did not permit
the natural use of physical energy.
The Chief Constable decided to take action to remedy the situation. In the latter part of 1933, he
organised a committee of enthusiastic volunteers from the Police Force and interested civilians.
The Committee managed to rent a disused printing works in the centre of Swansea as a meeting
place for boys. The building was open for seven days a week and immediately attracted a healthy
membership. From this modest beginning began the long and illustrious history of the Swansea
Boys Club.
The place was abandoned about 15-20 years now but there was an arson attack which destroyed most the stuff inside. It’s a shame really as previous pictures the place still had character and not just a charred eyesore in the area
The Explore
Entry to the place was unusually easy, but im not gonna complain about that
It boasts a great view of the city aswell!
No entry sign outside the building
The roof of the building fell down, so alot of the 2nd floor is covered in rubble
Before the fire:
The main hall
One of the side rooms, likely a games room
The showers
Showers again
The hall again, access to the basement is blocked so you gotta crawl through the cracks in the floor to get there
some graffiti
The basement mentioned, the air quality is how you expect
The basement
The stairs leading upstairs
The hall during the night
hall with side rooms, games rooms, toilets and shower rooms
Upstairs leading to more rooms
one of the old rooms
another room with charred wood
A view of the city
Leading to the upstairs hall
Leads to the stairwell
The city at night
Thanks for reading the report
The link for the document:
BBNC
Ryhs
If your looking for how the club came about and how it was run theres a neat document i found that’s linked at the end of the report, I’ll insert an extract just for convenience
The Story of the Swansea Boys Club from the 1930s to the 1960s
In the early 1930s, members of the Swansea Strand Mission, a voluntary religious organisation,
regularly met with groups of young people who congregated on the streets in the centre of
Swansea after they had finished their schooling or work for the day.
These young people, who were predominately boys, complained that there was very little for them
to do in their leisure time, because of the scarcity of organised activities in the town which were
suitable for their age group. The Mission members publicly expressed concerns that some of the
boys they met might drift into anti-social activities through boredom.
These concerns came to the attention of Mr F.J.May, the Chief Constable of the Swansea Borough
Police Force. In his professional capacity Mr May realised that throughout the country, for Police
Authorities discharging their duties for preserving law and order, no type of delinquent presented
more difficulties than the juvenile offenders whose environment and home conditions did not permit
the natural use of physical energy.
The Chief Constable decided to take action to remedy the situation. In the latter part of 1933, he
organised a committee of enthusiastic volunteers from the Police Force and interested civilians.
The Committee managed to rent a disused printing works in the centre of Swansea as a meeting
place for boys. The building was open for seven days a week and immediately attracted a healthy
membership. From this modest beginning began the long and illustrious history of the Swansea
Boys Club.
The place was abandoned about 15-20 years now but there was an arson attack which destroyed most the stuff inside. It’s a shame really as previous pictures the place still had character and not just a charred eyesore in the area
The Explore
Entry to the place was unusually easy, but im not gonna complain about that
It boasts a great view of the city aswell!
No entry sign outside the building
The roof of the building fell down, so alot of the 2nd floor is covered in rubble
Before the fire:
The main hall
One of the side rooms, likely a games room
The showers
Showers again
The hall again, access to the basement is blocked so you gotta crawl through the cracks in the floor to get there
some graffiti
The basement mentioned, the air quality is how you expect
The basement
The stairs leading upstairs
The hall during the night
hall with side rooms, games rooms, toilets and shower rooms
Upstairs leading to more rooms
one of the old rooms
another room with charred wood
A view of the city
Leading to the upstairs hall
Leads to the stairwell
The city at night
Thanks for reading the report
The link for the document:
BBNC
Ryhs
