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Postcard from 1903 Delivered to Welsh Bank 121 Years Late

The postcard, addressed to a Miss Lydia Davies, arrived at Swansea Building Society with a message from the past.

  • The postcard, dated August 23, 1903, was addressed to 11 Cradock Street, now the location of Swansea Building Society.
  • Royal Mail believes the postcard was recently put back into the postal system rather than being lost for over a century.
  • The postcard's sender, identified as Ewart, wrote a message expressing regret for not obtaining a specific item.
  • Swansea Building Society is using social media to find descendants of Lydia Davies to reunite them with the postcard.
  • The postcard's arrival has sparked local interest in the history of Swansea and its residents from the early 1900s.
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