The Tower, Meridian Quay
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The Tower, Meridian Quay
| The Tower, Meridian Quay | |
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 The Tower, Meridian Quay January 2010 |
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| General information | |
| Location | Swansea, Wales |
| Address | Meridian Quay, Maritime Quarter, Swansea |
| Construction started | 2006 |
| Completed | 2009 |
| Cost | £40,000,000 |
| Height | 107 m (351 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 29 |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Carillion |
| Architect | Latitude Architects |
| Structural engineer | Atkins Ltd |
| Services engineer | Atkins Ltd |
| Civil engineer | Atkins Ltd |
The Tower, Meridian Quay is the tallest building in Wales standing at 107m.[1]
The tower has 29 storeys, double the number of the previous tallest building in Swansea, the BT Tower. Most of the tower houses residential apartments. The ground floor features a concierge desk which is manned 24 hours a day, whilst the top three floors consist of the Grape and Olive restaurant run by the Cardiff brewery SA Brains.[2] This was opened following the unsuccessful 290 cover Pentouse restaurant. Press reports stated that the penthouse apartment on the 26th floor was sold for £1 million.[3] On 26 January 2008, one of the construction workers died after falling three storeys from the tower.[4] The construction company, Carillion, chose not to release his name. The tower "topped-out" to its full height on 12 September 2008.
Gallery
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Tower under construction, January 2008
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Tower under construction, March 2008
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Tower under construction, May 2008
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Tower under construction, June 2008
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Completed Tower at dawn, March 2010
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Tower from the breakwater during high tide, September 2010
References
- ^ "Meridian Quay". skyscrapernews.com. 2007. http://www.skyscrapernews.com/buildings.php?id=2322. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
- ^ SA Brains website
- ^ BBC News: Property view from around Wales
- ^ BBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Tower builder fall man critical
External links
- Meridian Quay website (official site)
- BBC News Article
- Photographs of the construction
- Skyscrapernews website page on Meridian Quay
- Swansea Council planning approval for Meridian Quay
- Fatal accident at the tower
- [http;//http://www.sabrain.com/grape-olive-swansea]
Coordinates: 51°36′50″N 3°56′35″W / 51.61394°N 3.94318°W
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