Brunswick, Swansea
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Brunswick is an inner city neighbourhood of Swansea
, Wales
. The area is bounded by St. Helens Road to the south and Walter Road to the north. The eastern limit is Page Street and it is bounded by Bryn-y-Mor Road and Westbury Street to the west.
The Brunswick area consists of several streets linking St. Helens Road with Walter Road. Most of the streets consist of terraced housing north of Page Lane. The properties south of Page Lane fronting St. Helens Road are larger premises used as nursing homes, flats, professional practices and include a Masonic Hall
, a Quaker Friends meeting house
and a disused church.
Local pubs in the area include the Brunswick Inn, The George and the Brynymor.
Noteworthy Grade II listed buildings in the area include: the former administrative block of the former Swansea Infirmary; the Argyle Presbyterian Church of Wales; the St. David's Nursing Home & Annexe; St. Andrew's United Reformed Church; and the Church of St. Paul.
Swansea
Swansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. The area is bounded by St. Helens Road to the south and Walter Road to the north. The eastern limit is Page Street and it is bounded by Bryn-y-Mor Road and Westbury Street to the west.
The Brunswick area consists of several streets linking St. Helens Road with Walter Road. Most of the streets consist of terraced housing north of Page Lane. The properties south of Page Lane fronting St. Helens Road are larger premises used as nursing homes, flats, professional practices and include a Masonic Hall
Freemasonry
Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around six million, including approximately 150,000 under the jurisdictions of the Grand Lodge...
, a Quaker Friends meeting house
Friends meeting house
A Friends meeting house is a meeting house of the Religious Society of Friends , where meeting for worship may be held.-History:Quakers do not believe that meeting for worship should take place in any special place. They believe that "where two or three meet together in my name, I am there among...
and a disused church.
Local pubs in the area include the Brunswick Inn, The George and the Brynymor.
Noteworthy Grade II listed buildings in the area include: the former administrative block of the former Swansea Infirmary; the Argyle Presbyterian Church of Wales; the St. David's Nursing Home & Annexe; St. Andrew's United Reformed Church; and the Church of St. Paul.