3-070-653 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

The Royal Visit to Swansea: reception-pavilion, Walter-Road, 1881. 'Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales have this week visited the town of Swansea, upon the occasion, which took place on Tuesday, of opening the newly constructed East Dock for the accommodation of a larger class of steam-ships in that rising commercial port...Our Illustrations now supplied represent several incidents of the passage of the procession, on Tuesday, conducting their Royal Highnesses through the town...[including their] reception by the Mayor and Town Clerk, at the Pavilion in Walter-road'. From "Illustrated London News", 1881.