St.Thomas : Attractions of Swansea

St. Thomas is the name of an electoral ward, a community and a suburban district in the City and County of Swansea, South Wales.

The electoral ward consists of some or all of the following areas: Bon-y-maen, Dan-y-graig, Landore, Port Tennant, SA1 Waterfront, St.Thomas, Swansea Docks, Kilvey and the Grenfell Park Area, in the parliamentary constituency of Swansea East. The northern part of the ward is dominated by Kilvey Hill. A residential belt likes in the central part of the ward. The southern part of the ward consists of docklands, part of which is undergoing re-development as a new commercial and residential district.

The suburb of St. Thomas is a residential area located immediately east of Swansea city centre. This is the birth place of singer Harry Secombe.

SA1 Waterfront

SA1 Swansea Waterfront is the marketing name given to the brownfield development area located in northern part of Swansea Docks. The area is located directly to the South East of the city centre. it is bordered by the Fabian Way to the North and covers the Prince of Wales Dock area and much of the Kings Dock area.

The development will be a commercial and residential mix. in size, there will be about 2000+ apartments and houses, 65,000 sq m (700,000 sq ft) of business/offices; 29,000 sq m (312,000 sq ft) of commercial leisure; a 116 bedroom hotel and 17,000 sq m (180,000 sq ft) of onshore marine facilities.

As of mid-2005, Morgan Cole Solicitors already have an office block on the Kings Road to the Weat. Also on the Kings road, a number of other commercial blocks are complete and an apartment block is nearing completion. Near the dock entrance on King’s road lie 2 Technium Centre buildings. The Technium Centres are developed jointly by the WDA and Swansea University to encourage more high-tech companies to be located in Swansea.

Norwegian Church

The Norwegian Church is a Grade ii listed building originally located at Newport Docks. The building comprises of a Seaman’s Mission to the west end and a single gothic church to the east end. it was originally built as a place of worship for Norwegian sailors when they visited the UK. it was relocated to Swansea in 1910 at a site directly opposite the Sainsbury’s supermarket on the River Tawe. With the redevelopment of the district, the building had to be relocated again. The building was covered in scaffolding and carefully dismantled and relocated alongside two other historic listed buildings - the ice House and J Shed. The building is to be used as a centre for excellence for stained glass with an exhibition and workshop.