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The 1937 Library Reading Room. With the growth of the University College of Swansea in the 1920s the old library based in Singleton Abbey was no longer suitable. [1] A competition was held in 1934 and was won by the London architect Verner O. Rees who designed other university libraries including the now-demolished University of Birmingham Library which was constructed in 1959. [2]
Fulton House is the main focus of academic and social life at Swansea University and it was designed as a meeting place and a social and academic hub. [2] It contains a range of food outlets and restaurants, a Costcutter supermarket, and the JC's bar.
Singleton Abbey (Welsh: Abaty Singleton) is a large, mainly 19th-century mansion in Swansea, Wales. Today, the buildings are used to house administration offices for Swansea University . They can be found at the eastern end of the Swansea University Singleton Park campus.
Swansea University (Welsh: Prifysgol Abertawe) is a public research university located in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. It was chartered as University College of Swansea in 1920, [ 4 ] as the fourth college of the University of Wales .
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The building was conceived by Professor Florence Mockeridge, head of Biology Department and was designed by the Percy Thomas Partnership in the 1950s as part of the campus development. [2]
The building was in use by 1 December 1961 when the founder Professor of Chemistry, Prof J. E. Coates was presented with a portrait 'as a mark of the respect and esteem in which his contribution to chemistry in Swansea' by colleagues and students which he donated to Swansea University for hanging in the corridor of the new building. [2]
Swansea city centre in Swansea, Wales, contains the main shopping, leisure and nightlife district in Swansea.The city centre covers much of the Castle ward including the area around Oxford Street, Castle Square, and the Quadrant Shopping Centre; Alexandra Road, High Street, Wind Street and the Castle; Parc Tawe; and the Maritime Quarter extending down to the seafront.