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formerly Kingsway Roundabout, Swansea
©Ronald John Saunders
Steep residential street, rising up from Alexandra Road. To the right is the Glynn Vivian Art Gallery. http://www.swansea.gov.uk/
©Colin Smith
Dist:0.1km<br/>Looking northeast up Alexandra Street towards the railway station, the library can be seen on the right. This is a recreation of the 1925 photo from the Frith collection here: http://www.francisfrith.com/search/wales/west glamorgan/swansea/photos/swansea_77380.htm Notice how the top part of the library's central tower is now gone. Also a modern tower block is visible behind the library, beyond the junction. I believe this is called Alexandra House.
©Nigel Davies
Dist:0.1km<br/>The lane ahead connects with Orchard Street.
©Deborah Tilley
Dist:0.2km<br/>King's Lane, one of Swansea's old lanes, cobbled in parts.
©Deborah Tilley
Dist:0.2km<br/>Look beyond the dereliction and you can appreciate the lovely stonework.
©Deborah Tilley
Dist:0.2km<br/>The railway station is at the upper end of High Street
©Nigel Davies
Dist:0.2km<br/>A South Wales Transport Ford with Willowbrook body pulls away from the stops outside Swansea Station. The road on the right provides a drop off point and a rank for taxis. In the distance, on the right, the octagonal turret marks the junction with Prince of Wales Road. On the left, a British Railways Commer minibus stands outside Joe Coral's Bookmakers. The bookies is flanked by an arts and crafts shop and a Chinese restaurant.
©Martin Addison
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©Ruth Sharville
Dist:0.3km<br/>This area was once a hive of industry, seamen and prostitutes!
©Deborah Tilley
Dist:0.3km<br/>Swansea Station on a lovely sunny day.
©Gordon Cragg
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©Deborah Tilley
Dist:0.3km<br/>This 1997 view shows the rather rundown Grand Hotel in Ivey Place and ex-GWR Swansea Station. A railway turntable was situated on the dead end brick viaduct just to the right of Strand Metals. Until the 1960s this viaduct also had a branch that connected the GWR station to the LNWR services in the area. This brick arch structure ran along The Strand but was demolished in stages during the late 1970s. Strand Metals occupied what was originally a Quaker Meeting House. The Friends Burial Ground is located just to the rear of this building, but is in a poor state of preservation. Public access to this graveyard is not straightforward. There is a lane at the side of the 'Grand Hotel' in Ivey Place opposite the station which leads to the back entrance of some sort of private club, and to railings, on the other side of which is the graveyard. The south side of the graveyard adjoins the side of the old Elysium Buildings, once HQ of the local Labour Party. The Strand Metals building at 79 The Strand (SA1 2AW), was for sale in 2005. It is unlikely to stand much longer due to the ongoing redevelopment in this area. The Grand Hotel, Swansea Station and the brick viaduct continue to stand in 2011.
©vectorkraft
Dist:0.3km<br/>This 1998 view shows the Strand from the former Strand Metals depot. The Parc Tawe retail complex is to the left. Just beyond Strand Metals on the same side of the road stood the former George Bros removals and storage warehouse. Strand Metals occupied what was originally a Quaker Meeting House. The Friends Burial Ground is located just to the rear of this building, but is in a poor state of preservation. Public access to this graveyard is not exactly straightforward either. There is a lane at the side of the 'Grand Hotel' in Ivey Place opposite the station which leads to the back entrance of some sort of private club, and to railings, on the other side of which is the graveyard. The south side of the graveyard adjoins the side of the old Elysium Buildings, once HQ of the local Labour Party. The Strand Metals building at 79 The Strand (SA1 2AW), was for sale in 2005. It is unlikely to stand much longer due to the ongoing redevelopment in this area.
©vectorkraft
Dist:0.3km<br/>Looking northwards on a dreary wet August afternoon.
©John Lucas

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