A postcard sent in 1903 has finally reached its destination in Swansea, 121 years late.
The postcard, addressed to Lydia Davies, was delivered to the Swansea Building Society on Cradock Street, where staff were surprised by its arrival. The card features a painting by Edwin Henry Landseer and was sent by someone named Ewart. Lydia Davies, believed to have been 16 at the time, lived on Cradock Street over a century ago.
The postcard arrived without any additional packaging or explanation, leaving its journey a mystery. The building society’s marketing officer, Henry Darby, expressed hopes of finding Lydia’s descendants so the card could be returned to her family as a keepsake. Census records suggest Lydia married a man from London, making it challenging to trace her relatives. Royal Mail stated that the postcard was likely reintroduced into the postal system recently, rather than being lost for over a century.
The discovery has sparked curiosity, with many wondering how the postcard found its way back after all these years.
