Coordinates: 51°38′N 3°56′W / 51.64°N 3.94°W
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| Welsh: Glandŵr | |
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  Landore shown within Wales |
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| OS grid reference | |
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| Principal area | Swansea |
| Ceremonial county | West Glamorgan |
| Constituent country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SWANSEA |
| Postcode district | SA1/SA5 |
| Dialling code | 01792 |
| Police | South Wales |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| European Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Swansea East |
| Welsh Assembly | Swansea East |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Swansea | |
Landore (Welsh: Glandŵr) is a district of Swansea, Wales, falling in the Landore council ward. A mainly residential area, it is located about 1.5 miles north of Swansea city centre. The eastern part of Landore is known as Morfa. There have been a number of new developments in the area during the early 2000s, such as the Liberty Stadium, which opened in 2005 and a new out-of-town retail park, the Morfa Shopping Park, built around the same time.
A new £1.5m bowls stadium, the Landore Bowls Stadium opened in early 2008 becoming the home of the Swansea Indoor Bowls Club. The venue hosted the World Indoor Singles and Mixed Pairs Championships from 16 to 20 April 2008.[1]
Located at Landore is First Great Western's Landore Depot for servicing the Inter City 125 passenger trains. A prominent structure in the area is the Landore railway viaduct. Landore once had a railway station, a stop on the South Wales Railway located near the Swansea Loop East Junction.[2][3]
Landore also has one of the largest park and ride facilities in Swansea with 550 spaces. The bus service is operated by First Cymru route 501.[4] The bus currently travels along Neath Road in Hafod, over part of which there is a dedicated bus lane. A new dedicated bus road is being constructed which will bypass Neath Road to the east and emerge at Bethesda Street in the city centre where buses will turn onto High Street.[5]
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Industrial heritage
The first copper works in the Swansea area was opened in Landore in 1717,[6] and in the 1860s Carl Wilhelm Siemens perfected the open hearth furnace at local works.[6] By 1873 the area had one of the world's largest steelworks,[6] and industrial pollution in Landore inspired the doggerel it came to pass in days of yore / the Devil chanced upon Landore. / Quoth he:"by all this fume and stink / I can't be far from home, I think."[6] Landore has a number of listed buildings from its industrial past. There is a campaign the make the remaining historical buildings in the Lower Swansea valley including Landore a World Heritage Site.[7] Grade II Listed Buildings include:[8]
- Pier to former Waste Tip Tramroad & adjoining boundary wall, Hafod Copper Works off Neath Road
- Copper Slag Abutment to former Waste Tip Tramroad, Hafod Copper Works off Neath Road
- Hafod Lime Kiln, off Neath Road
- Canteen Building, at former Yorkshire Imperial Metal Works on Neath Road
- Morfa Bridge, off Normandy Road
- Morfa Quay, off Normandy Road
- Laboratory Building at entrance of former Yorkshire Imperial Metal Works on Neath Road
- Vivian Works Engine House at former Yorkshire Imperial Metal Works on Neath Road
- Chimney west of Vivian Works Engine House at former Yorkshire Imperial Metal Works on Neath Road
- Casey's Roofing Centre, formerly Landore Cinema on Neath Road
- Old Siloh Chapel (English) & Sunday School on Siloh Road
- New Siloh (Congregational) Chapel & School House on Siloh Road
- Museum Stores, formerly Morfa Copperworks
- Former Hafod Copper Works, River Quay
- Former Vivian Locomotive Shed
- Boundary Wall at former Hafod Copper Works
Grade II* listed buildings:[8]
- Mushgrove Engine House & adjacent Chimney Stack, at former Yorkshire Imperial Metal Works, Neath Road
References
- ^ World bowls tourney at new Swansea stadium
- ^ Local Time Tables for the Great Western Railway June 1881
- ^ The National Archives | Access to Archives
- ^ Landore Park & Ride
- ^ Work starts on rapid bus route
- ^ a b c d The Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press 2008
- ^ Swansea History Web Home Page
- ^ a b City and County of Swansea: Listed Building Index
See also
- George Prowse, Victoria Cross recipient from Landore
- Lower Swansea valley
External links
Coordinates: 51°38′40.00″N 3°56′34.00″W / 51.6444444°N 3.9427778°W
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