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Dist:0.4km<br/>Eglwys newydd Ffynnon Crist, diolch i'r aelod am ei ddiddordeb yn Geograff. A new church called Christ Well, it's the Manselton United Reformed Church. Thanks to the congregation member for his information and interest in Geograph.
©Gerallt Pennant
Dist:0.7km<br/>
©John Williams
Dist:0.9km<br/>Adeilad arloesol. A fine new building.
©Gerallt Pennant
Dist:1.0km<br/>This church, at the junction of Llangyfelach Road and Bryn Terrace, appears to be unused. There is no name displayed outside.
©Chris Henley
Dist:1.1km south<br/>Sylwer ar y bont droed gaedig ar y chwith o'r llun. The footbridge on the left is encased in mesh.
©Gerallt Pennant
Dist:1.2km northeast<br/>
©Alex McGregor
Dist:1.3km east<br/>This 1998 view taken from Washington Street shows the motive power depot, Swansea-Paddington running lines and the Landore viaduct at [[SS66139577]]. Morfa Stadium stands in the right hand distance, this was demolished on the 31st of July 1999. The site is now occupied by Morfa Retail Park. This vista isn't possible any more due to the growth of trees just beyond the railway fence.
©vectorkraft
Dist:1.3km west<br/>The line from Llanelli to Swansea is very much still in use but Cockett station has almost disappeared. This is the view looking east from the road bridge on station road towards Swansea central. The kerbstones on the platform edge can still be seen running from the bottom left of shot nearly all the way up to Cockett tunnel. Most of the platform and its access are now grassed over but the path down to the platform can still be made out coming in on the left side. Cockett tunnel, which is also pictured, collapsed in 1899 but survived the Luftwaffe's heavy bombing in world war two. The collapse was thought to be due to mine work below it.
©Nigel Davies
Dist:1.4km east<br/>This 1998 image taken from the junction of Hamilton Street and Station Road shows the bricked up entrance to the former Landore High Level (GWR) Station which closed in November 1964. This station was suffixed 'High Level' for a while to distinguish it from the 'Low Level' station which closed in 1954. Another bricked up arch exists further down Station Road.
©vectorkraft
Dist:1.5km southeast<br/>This Roman Catholic cathedral was designed by Pugin and built as a parish church. It took two years to build at a cost of £10,000 and was opened in 1888. In 1987 it became a cathedral at the inauguration of the redefined Diocese of Menevia.
©Chris Henley
Dist:1.5km south<br/>
©Karen McCullough
Dist:1.5km east<br/>This 1998 view was taken from the green just to the west of the former Morfa Copper Works site. Swansea Canal ran along the right hand wall until it was completely filled during the 1970s. The Morriston branch line used to run on a viaduct which would have crossed this area - this was demolished in the 1970s. Mile End Cottages would have stood to the left of this view until the 1960s. Morfa was operated by Williams Foster & Co. from 1835-80. Between 1880 - 93 it was operated by Williams Foster & Co. and between 1893 - 1924 by Williams Foster & Co. Ltd and Pascoe Grenfell & Co. Ltd. Hafod Copper Works was taken over by Morfa in 1924. British Copper Manufacturers owned the combined works until 1928, when they were taken over by ICI, although the refining of copper had ended around 1924. The site was taken over by Yorkshire Imperial Metals, an amalgamation of ICI and Yorkshire Metals in 1957, the two works worked as one until closure in August 1980. The grainy image quality was due to the use of an early digital camera (Fuji MX700)
©vectorkraft
Dist:1.5km east<br/>This 1998 photograph shows the railway viaduct carrying the Great Western mainline over the B4603 Neath Road. Hancocks was a brewer of various ales and their brewery was situated in what was the site around Little Wind Street, Swansea. William Hancock & Co Ltd started brewing in 1807 but by 1968, the company was acquired by the Bass Charington Group and became part of Welsh Brewers Ltd. The bridge sign is therefore at least 30 years out of date when this view was taken. The site to the left of this view was occupied by the Morfa Copper Works. Also just to the left of this view, Mile End cottages stood until the 1960s. A viaduct ran from where the Colgate billboard stands - this carried the ex-GWR Morriston branch until 1956. The grainy image quality was due to the use of an early digital camera (Fuji MX700)
©vectorkraft
Dist:1.5km northwest<br/>Wedi cau? Closed?
©Gerallt Pennant
Dist:1.5km northeast<br/>The odd corner ruins look like mysterious towers from a distance.
©Nigel Davies

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