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In February 1941, the
German Luftwaffe began a concerted three-night attack
on the town centre of Swansea, destroying over 31
acres of the old mediaeval centre and changing the
face and feel of Swansea forever. The Three Nights
Blitz, as it was known, claimed over 200 lives, and
marked a most traumatic period in the chequered
history of the 'ugly, lovely town'. During
those three nights, as for
cities all over Britain, its survival depended on the
gallant work of the Air Raid Precautions personnel,
the Home Guard, and everyday people just 'doing their
bit'. |
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Using music from the
period, both sung live and as part of an evocative soundscape,
Goat Street Runners dramatised the
experiences, lives and loves of a fictional family
living in a street that was to be removed from the map
of Swansea forever. |
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