Hi Joanne,
my name is Alan Bridges and was brought up in a council home in Penarth, Glamogan called "The Lindens" and in my reserch to find the history of the house I came accross an owner in 1913 and 1915 by the name of George Vowles. I don't know if this is your George Vowles, but Penarth is just over the other side of the Bristol Channel.
Kind regards
Alan