Swansea

:This page is about Swansea in Wales. For others, see Swansea (disambiguation).

The city

In addition to being a holiday resort, Swansea is also a commercial centre, and the recently regenerated dock areas are home to some cutting-edge hi-tech industries. One of the most well-known employers in Swansea is the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. Whilst the city itself has a long history, many of the city centre buildings are post-war as much of the centre was destroyed by World War II bombing in the so-called Three Nights' Blitz. Within the city centre, sites worth a visit are the ruins of the castle, the Marina, the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Swansea Museum, the Dylan Thomas Centre, the Environmental Centre, and the Central Market, which is the largest covered market in Wales. It backs onto the Quadrant shopping centre which was built in the 1970s.

Related Topics:
Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency - Castle - Dylan Thomas Centre - 1970s

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Wind Street is the city's main watering hole and also the location of many high quality restaurants. Many of these buildings were originally banks, with one being the old central Post Office and thus they are substantially larger than some of the other city centre pubs. Discos and clubs line the Kingsway and this street is one of two hubs of central Swansea nightlife. The other being the aforementioned Wind Street. St Helen's Road connects the city centre with the Brynmill area, and has many Indian and Bangladeshi restaurants and shops on it: convenient when walking back from the Kingsway to Brynmill in the evening.

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Swansea was granted city status in 1969, to mark Prince Charles's investiture as the Prince of Wales. It obtained the further right to a have Lord Mayor in 1982.

Related Topics:
City status - 1969 - Prince Charles - Prince of Wales - Lord Mayor - 1982

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Many areas of the city have seen changes within the early part of the 21st century. The Wales National Pool, of Olympic size, was completed. A new multi-million pound National Waterfront Museum has been built and is due to open in October 2005. Out-of-town retail parks increased in the first years of the new century: in addition to the Enterprise Park there arose new developments at Fforestfach and next to the New Stadium in Landore.

Related Topics:
First years of the new century - New Stadium

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