No.5 Cwmdonkin Drive was the birthplace of
Dylan Marlais Thomas, one of the finest poets of the Twentieth
Century. His works include, 'Fern Hill', 'Do not go gentle into
that good night' and of course, 'The Hunchback in the Park''. He
is also famous for writing the 'play for voices'
Under Milk
Wood, and the collection of stories,
Portrait of the Artist
as a Young Dog.
The above coordinates take you to No.5
Cwmdonkin Drive, here you will find a blue plaque which
commemorates Dylan Thomas’s birthplace.
Dylan was born in 19AB and died in 19CD. The
coordinates for VC1 are,
N51° 37.(C-D)(B+C)(B*2) W003°
58.(B-D)CA.
Access to the park is via Clevedon Court, a
short distance downhill.
"The
ball I threw while playing in the park has not yet reached the
ground".
This is how Dylan remembers this place in his poem ‘Should lanterns
shine’ and this park is perhaps one of the most important landmarks
in Dylan’s childhood and development. In his radio broadcast
‘Reminiscences of Childhood’ he dwells at length on the importance
of this space and its profound significance in his early life.
At VC1, alongside the water garden you will
find an engraved memorial stone to the poet where,
E= the number of letters in the colour mentioned.
F= the number of words in the 3rd line.
G= the number of words in the 2nd line.
The final regular cache can be found a short walk away at,
N51° 37.(E-D)F(C-E) W003°
58.(C-E)(B+D)G.
On the way to the cache you will pass a small
drinking fountain at N51° 37.309 W003° 58.148 which is mentioned
in
‘The Hunchback in the Park’,
“Drinking
water from the chained cup
That the
children filled with gravel
In the
fountain basin where I sailed my ship”
The cache is a 1 litre clip lock container in
a black camouflage bag and contains log book, pen, pencil, a few
trades and a FTF trophy.
The Cache is hidden with kind permission of
the Parks Department of the City & County of Swansea.