List of buildings and structures in Swansea
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Buildings
- BT Tower
- Civic Centre
- DVLA Computer Centre
- Guildhall (Grade I listed)
- Kilvey Hill TV transmitterKilvey HillKilvey Hill is a hill in Britain. It rises in south Wales, to the east of Swansea city centre. Kilvey Hill is high and is classed as a Sub Marilyn...
- The Tower, Meridian Quay
- Mumbles LighthouseMumbles LighthouseMumbles Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in Mumbles, near Swansea. The structure, which sits on the outer of two islands off Mumbles Head, is clearly visible from any point along the five mile sweep of Swansea Bay...
(Grade II listed) - Palace TheatrePalace theatre, SwanseaThe Palace Theatre is a building located at the northern end of High Street, Swansea, Wales, recognisable for its distinctive wedge shape.Originally built in 1888 as a traditional music hall, the building's original name was 'The Pavilion'...
- PlantasiaPlantasiaThe Plantasia is a large public hothouse located in the Parc Tawe retail park, Swansea, Wales.- Exhibits :It exhibits a wide range of tropical plants and insects. It opened in 1990....
- Patti Pavilion
- Sea View primary schoolSea View primary schoolThe Sea View Community primary school is a mixed primary school of non denominational religion in Swansea, south Wales.The building is a prominent landmark of Swansea, being a very distinctive semi-circular structure located on the top of Mayhill...
- Swansea Central LibrarySwansea Central LibraryThe old Swansea Central Library in Swansea in Britain was a public lending and reference library located in Alexandra Road, in the Swansea city centre....
(Grade II listed) - Swansea Central police stationSwansea Central police stationSwansea Central police station is a 21st-century-designed building, located on the former Swansea Fire Station site in Alexandra Road, near Swansea Magistrates Court, Swansea...
(Grade II listed) - Swansea MarketSwansea MarketSwansea Market situated in the heart of Swansea city centre is the largest indoor market in Wales. The market is covered by a steel arched portal frame roof clad in steel and glass. The current market was built in 1959-1960 by Percy Edwards. It is the fourth market to be built at the site in...
- Swansea observatorySwansea observatoryThe Marina Towers Observatory is located in the Maritime Quarter of Swansea, on the coast of southern Wales. It is home to Wales's largest optical astronomical telescope. The building was designed by Robin Campbell in 1989 and consists of two towers, it was built with part funding from a European...
- Tabernacle Chapel, MorristonTabernacle Chapel, MorristonThe Tabernacle Chapel , also known as Libanus Chapel, is a Grade I listed chapel on Woodfield Street in Morriston, Wales....
(Grade I listed) - Vetch FieldVetch FieldThe Vetch Field was a multi-purpose stadium in Swansea, Wales. It was used mostly for football matches and was the home ground of Swansea City until the Liberty Stadium opened in 2005. Opened in 1912, the ground held around 12,000 at the time of its closure, but upwards of 30,000 at its peak...
- Whiteford LighthouseWhiteford LighthouseWhiteford Point Lighthouse is located off the coast at Whiteford Point near Whiteford Sands, on the Gower Peninsula, south Wales.-Description:...
(Grade II listed) - Mumbles PierMumbles PierThe Mumbles Pier is an long Victorian pier built in 1898. It is located at the south-eastern corner of Swansea Bay near the village of Mumbles within the city and county of Swansea, Wales.-Construction:...
Structures
- Landore viaductLandore viaductThe Landore viaduct is a railway viaduct over the Swansea valley and the River Tawe at Landore in south Wales. It provides a link between Swansea city centre and the West Wales Line to the South Wales Main Line. The valley crossing provides a panoramic view of Landore, Kilvey Hill, the Liberty...
(Grade II listed) - Loughor railway viaductLoughor railway viaductThe Loughor railway viaduct is a railway viaduct carrying the West Wales Line across the River Loughor. The original structure was built completely in timber and was engineered by Brunel and K. E. Fletcher. The timber was later replaced with wrought iron, and then with steel plate. It is...
(Grade II listed)] - Swansea Bay barrage
Covered markets and shopping malls
- Clydach Market
- Picton Arcade
- Shoppers Walk Arcade
- Castle Arcade
- High Street Arcade
- Quadrant Shopping CentreQuadrant Shopping CentreThe Quadrant Shopping Centre is the principal under-cover shopping centre in Swansea, Wales. The centre opened in 1979. Since the 1980s it has been home to the Swansea Devil, a controversial carved wooden statue of the Devil....
- St. David's Shopping CentreSt. David's Shopping CentreSt. David's Shopping Centre is a shopping complex in Swansea, south Wales. The complex is located adjacent to the Quadrant Shopping Centre and opposite St Mary's Church...
- Swansea MarketSwansea MarketSwansea Market situated in the heart of Swansea city centre is the largest indoor market in Wales. The market is covered by a steel arched portal frame roof clad in steel and glass. The current market was built in 1959-1960 by Percy Edwards. It is the fourth market to be built at the site in...
Retail parks
- Morfa Shopping Park
- Pontarddulais Road Retail Park
- Parc Fforestfach
- Swansea Enterprise ParkSwansea Enterprise ParkThe Swansea Enterprise Park is a combined business park, retail park and industrial estate in Swansea, Wales. In 1981 it became the first enterprise zone in the United Kingdom, and the largest. Originally it was named the Swansea Enterprise Zone. The designated area covers parts of the...
Historical Buildings
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Castles
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Grade I Listed buildings
- Church of St. Cadoc, Cheriton
- Guildhall
- Oystermouth CastleOystermouth CastleOystermouth Castle is a Norman stone castle in Wales, overlooking Swansea Bay on the east side of the Gower Peninsula near the village of the Mumbles.- The early castle :...
, OystermouthOystermouthOystermouth is an electoral ward and a village in the Mumbles community and also the City and County of Swansea, Wales... - Oxwich CastleOxwich CastleOxwich Castle occupies a position on a wooded headland overlooking Oxwich Bay on the Gower Peninsula, Wales, UK.Although it may occupy the site of an earlier fortification, this is a castle in name only as it is a grand Tudor manor house built in courtyard style. A product of the peaceful 16th...
, Oxwich - Penrice CastlePenrice CastlePenrice Castle is a castle near Penrice on the Gower Peninsula in south Wales.- History :Penrice Castle is the 13th-century successor to a strong ringwork to the southeast, known as the Mountybank. It was built by the de Penrice family who were originally given land at Penrice for their part in the...
, Penrice - Morriston TabernacleTabernacle Chapel, MorristonThe Tabernacle Chapel , also known as Libanus Chapel, is a Grade I listed chapel on Woodfield Street in Morriston, Wales....
, MorristonMorristonMorriston is a community in the City and County of Swansea, Wales and falls within the Morriston ward. Morriston is sometimes referred to as a distinct town , however Morriston never had a town charter, and is now part of the continuous urban area around Swansea, the centre of which lies three... - Swansea CastleSwansea CastleSwansea Castle was founded by Henry de Beaumont in 1106 as the caput of the lordship of Gower, in Swansea, Wales.-History:The original castle seems to have been a sub-rectangular/oval enclosure overlooking the River Tawe on the east, surrounded on the north, west and south sides by a larger...
- Weobley CastleWeobley CastleWeobley Castle is a fortified manor house on the Gower Peninsula, Wales in the care of Cadw.It is near the village of Leason overlooking Llanrhidian Marsh and the Loughor estuary. The castle dates from the 13th Century. It was attacked and damaged by the forces of Owain Glyndŵr in 1403.- External...
, Llanrhidian
See also
- List of places in Swansea (categorised)
- List of cultural venues in Swansea
- List of public art in Swansea