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Strategic Framework, Swansea is the eighteenth largest retail centre in the UK, relatively large for its population. However, the general quality, range and size of city centre shops is poor, so Swansea is usually ranked outside the top 50 retail centres in the UK on various industry listings. The poor retail performance is believed to be the result of several factors, including poor urban design, lack of recent development and competition from
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During the Second World War, the pubs of Wind Street saw the visit of a young star-to-be. A group of American GIs stationed in Swansea entered the Adelphi pub. An Australian soldier also stationed in Swansea saw this and proceeded to taunt the young GI, who was drinking milk, that he was not strong
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Until the development of Wind Street as a nightlife zone, the Kingsway was the centre of nightlife in Swansea. While many of the bars have shut down due to competition from Wind Street bars, the largest night clubs in Swansea are still found here. Apart from the nightlife venues, The Kingsway has a
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High Street was once the main shopping street in Swansea and formed the central axis of the shopping centre. It was completely destroyed in World War II, leaving just a few buildings standing gutted, including half of the now demolished Woolworth Building, the Elysium Cinema building, the New Castle
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Swansea city centre provides about 24,000 jobs, or about 18% of jobs in the wider urban area. This is a low figure when compared to many other British cities, which often have around a quarter, a third or even more of their employment in the city centre. Retail, hotel and restaurant jobs are strongly
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Oxford Street is the main shopping street in Swansea which has major retailers such as Marks and Spencer and Next. The eastern end of the street, close to Castle Square, is pedestrianised and dominated by chain stores. The western end features mass-market/down-market multiple stores and links to two
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Swansea's early 18th century industrial development shaped the development of today's city centre. However, the heart of the city centre was bombed severely in 1941 in what is now termed the "Three Nights Blitz". Forty one acres of the city centre and 857 premises were destroyed beyond repair. Many
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district. Most of the road is lined with substantial three-storey town houses, many of which have been converted for use by small professional practices like accountants, solicitors, estate agents, civil engineers and surveyors. A few properties are still residential, nearly all divided into flats
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building near the St. David's Shopping Centre. In 2002, there was 147,960 m (1,592,600 sq ft) of office space in the city centre as a whole, and 30,360 m (326,800 sq ft) in the retail core. Relatively low rents, generally less than £86 per m (£8 per sq. ft), underline
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The city centre currently features 89,650 m (965,000 sq ft) of comparison goods floorspace (clothing, furniture, electrical goods etc.) and 22,950 m (247,000 sq ft) of convenience goods floorspace (food and groceries). According to an analysis cited in the City Centre
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Following redevelopment at the beginning of the 21st century, the area is now known for its pubs, bars, clubs and restaurant. The street developed a reputation for drunkenness and bad behaviour, leading to the council introducing a curb on new pub and club licences in the city centre. In December
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St Helens Road is the main route to the city centre from the south west of Swansea. The south side of the street is dominated by fast food outlets, restaurants, ethnic grocery stores and ethnic restaurants. Bryn-y-mor Road links to St. Helen's where many student bars and more restaurants can be
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The new centre was planned on a grid-pattern of roads including the main thoroughfares of Kingsway, Princess Way, West Way and Oystermouth Road. At the time of the initial post-war rebuilding, the River Tawe riverfront and the South Dock (now the Maritime Quarter) were still port and industrial
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has two radio studios, a newsroom and general office at 32 Alexandra Road. It sub-lets part of its former building from UWTSD which now owns the building and hosts its Music Technology and Performing Arts courses. The Swansea Magistrates Court is located opposite the police station. The Mount
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and the Swansea Grand Hotel. The stretch between the castle and railway station is dominated by local retailers, discount retailers and eating and drinking establishments. The street becomes mainly residential to the north of the railway station. In this residential stretch, there is one
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staged his first professional performance. It is the oldest theatre in Wales, one of only two remaining purpose-built music halls left in the United Kingdom, and the first place in Wales to screen a moving picture. It was once used as a nightclub but is now mostly derelict.
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development. The plan by architects BDP, includes more than 60,000 m (650,000 sq ft) of additional retail space; 1,000 homes; new leisure, office, hotel and conference facilities; and a "European Boulevard" incorporating Oystermouth Road and Quay Parade.
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and location of the covered alleyway 'Salubrious Passage'. It became a backwater in the second half of the 20th century when the commercial centre of Swansea shifted. It boasts the highest concentration of listed buildings in Swansea.
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bus route. At the eastern end of the Kingsway was a large roundabout incorporating a pedestrian subway. The subway has been filled in and the roundabout replaced with a traffic light crossroad and wider pedestrian walkways.
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represented in Swansea city centre, and there is a growing finance and business services sector, but much of the employment that would normally be found in a city centre has instead been located in outer areas of Swansea.
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The side streets around Walter Road are mainly residential, with mostly three bedroomed properties, mainly occupied by families. A number of properties have been converted into bedsits for use by students of
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of Swansea. Preliminary plans were drawn up in 1943, a Compulsory Purchase order was obtained in 1946 and reconstruction work began in 1947. The reconstruction task took over thirty years to accomplish.
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areas, separated from the commercial district by railway viaducts and roads. With the old shopping centre on High Street flattened, Swansea's main shopping district was rebuilt around the new Kingsway.
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hotel, parking and additional eating and drinking venues. The casino closed in 2012 and Salubrious Place went into receivership in 2013, though in 2014 new plans were announced to re-invent the area.
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found. The north side of the street has a number of solicitors and health centres. The road continues past the Guildhall and connects with Oystermouth Road. Oystermouth Road begins near the
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building next to the old police station, on the corner of Orchard Street and Alexandra Road, once housed the central lending and reference library, which has now been relocated to the
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which runs NW from the Dyfatty traffic junction in the city centre. Carmarthen Road has a mix of developments including residential, retail and commercial parks and industrial units.
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Buildings and smaller stores to the northern end including the historic Bush Inn (demolished in 2013). The High Street has a large indoor arcade filled with small local businesses.
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In 2006, the Kingsway was re-engineered to become a one-way street for cars. The southern traffic lanes are now dedicated tw- way bus lanes developed in conjunction with the
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department store has been replaced with a new development incorporating five stores trading over two floors, providing 5,400 m (58,000 sq ft) of retail space.
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at the Earlswood junction (M4 Junction 42). This is considered as the main gateway to the city centre from the east, because of the connection to the M4 and
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In 2007 the development of the street's lower, south-eastern end was completed, as 'Salubrious Place', including an Aspers Casino, a Vue Cinema, a
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who went on to become one of the world's greatest heavyweight boxers. Rocky floored him with one punch. Marciano himself confirmed this story.
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are in the middle of the city centre. The Quadrant Centre opened in the late 1970s and is dominated by chain stores; it has a
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Castle Square links Princess Way with Castle Street. Castle Square is a concreted square that slopes upwards towards steps to
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and JT Morgan have signed up for the scheme. In late 2011 The Gym Group opened a gym on the first floor of the development.
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the weakness of the city centre office market. However, an additional 65,000 m (700,000 sq ft) is planned at
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is to be found at the southern end of the street, and opposite the castle is Castle Square. Towards the northern end are
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at the northern end of High Street. Additional bus stops are located on the Kingsway and on St. Mary's Square. A single
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area and is mainly residential. Street markets are held on Oxford Street, Princess Way and Castle Square over Christmas.
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were chosen for a £1 billion redevelopment of the city centre. The two developers previously collaborated on
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Alexandra Road is in an area to the north of the city centre at the foot of Townhill. It is home to a campus
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In December 2008, the Council sought expressions of interest from contractors for the redevelopment of the
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2010, Wind Street had the second highest number of reported crimes in the whole of England and Wales.
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Swansea city centre is not a major office location, although there are office premises including the
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Welsh Assembly Government: £1 billion blueprint set to transform and revitalise Swansea City Centre
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A fourth Park and Ride site is planned for the south of Swansea with the proposed site located in
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The bombing necessitated the complete rebuilding of the city centre, a task which fell upon the
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TV big screen was constructed on the southern corner of Castle Square, to show BBC coverage of
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local businesses had to be relocated just outside the area of devastation. The small area of
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south of Walter Road and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David north of Walter Road.
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City and County of Swansea - Countdown to construction work on Quadrant Interchange begins
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Hammerson and Urban Splash to give a new feel to Swansea’s city centre - Property Week
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Fabian Way, a stretch of the A483, departs the city centre to the east. It bypasses
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arcades of very small independent retailers. Further west, the street enters the
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Walter Road is the main route from the city centre to the west, including the
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to the east; a clothes shop to the north; and offices and shops to the south.
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wedged-shaped building on the corner with Prince of Wales Street: this is the
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cinema and Aspers casino. The central portion of Princess Way opens onto two
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enough to drink alcohol. Unfortunately for him he had picked on the young
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Redevelopment continued into the 1980s, including the construction of the
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inside the Quadrant Shopping Centre about 250 yards (230 m) away.
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Pleasant Baptist Church is in the far south of the area, on Kingsway.
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The old library is now part of Swansea College of Art and houses its
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ward including the area around Oxford Street, Castle Square, and the
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sites with dedicated buses serving the city centre, all operated by
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bookshop) are rare survivors of the former streets and buildings.
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Street (which doesn't). Wind Street was once a haunt of the poet
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number of banks, shops, fast food outlets and a branch of the
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Swansea City Centre Strategic Framework - European Boulevard
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and separates the shopping area of the city centre with the
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Diorama video showing traffic on Oystermouth Road, Swansea
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stands in the middle of the square. It is fronted by the
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The New York Pub on Princess Way, parallel to Wind Street
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Street (i.e. with a meaning matching the Welsh name) to
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St. Mary's Square links Princess Way with Whitewalls.
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superstore is immediately south-east of the Quadrant.
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BBC Press Office: Swansea gets Big Screen spectacular
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Carmarthen Road is a dual carriageway stretch of the
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City and County of Swansea - Directions to the Grand
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icWales: £1bn makeover plan for Dylan’s ‘ugly town’
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