Landore
Landore Glandŵr | |
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![]() Liberty stadium in Landore | |
Location withinSwansea | |
Population | 6,168 |
OS grid reference | SS656957 |
Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SWANSEA |
Postcode district | SA1 |
Postcode district | SA6 |
Dialling code | 01792 |
Police | South Wales |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Landore(Welsh:Glandŵr) is a district andcommunityinSwansea,Wales.The district falls in theLandore council ward.A mainly residential area, it is located about 2.5 miles north ofSwansea city centre.The north-easterly part of Landore is known asMorfa.There have been a number of new developments in the 21st century, such as the Liberty Stadium, now theSwansea Stadium,and the Morfa Shopping Park, which opened in 2005. It had a population of 6,168 as of the 2011 UK census.[1]
Facilities
[edit]A new £1.5mbowlsstadium, theLandore Bowls Stadiumopened in early 2008 becoming the home of the Swansea Indoor Bowls Club. The venue hosted the World Indoor Singles and Mixed Pairs Championships in April 2008.[2]
Great Western Railway'sLandore Depotis used for servicingInter City 125passenger trains. Landore once had a railway station, a stop on theSouth Wales Railwaylocated near the Swansea Loop East Junction. TheLandore Viaductis a prominent landmark.[3][4]
Landore has apark and ridewith 550 spaces. The associated bus service, which is operated byFirst Cymruas route 501,[5]uses abus lanetothe railway station.[6]
In September 2013, the Swansea City Landore Training Academy was opened. The facility cost £6 million and is home to the club'sreserve and academy teams,including an indoor pitch as well as grass andArtificial turfoutdoor fields.[7]
Industrial heritage
[edit]The firstcopperworks in the Swansea area was opened in Landore in 1717,[8]and in the 1860sCarl Wilhelm Siemensperfected theopen hearth furnaceat a local works.[8]By 1873 the area had one of the world's largest steelworks,[8]and industrial pollution in Landore inspired thedoggerelit 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."[8]Landore has a number oflisted buildingsfrom its industrial past. There is a campaign to make the remaining historical buildings in theLower Swansea valley,including Landore, aWorld Heritage Site.[9]
Grade II listed buildings include:[10]
- 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
- 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:[10]
- Mushgrove Engine House & adjacent Chimney Stack, at former Yorkshire Imperial Metal Works, Neath Road
- New Siloh Congregational Chapel& School House on Siloh Road
See also
[edit]- George Prowse,Victoria Crossrecipient from Landore
- Lower Swansea valley
References
[edit]- ^UK Census(2011)."Local Area Report – Landore Parish (W04000574)".Nomis.Office for National Statistics.Retrieved13 January2020.
- ^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 & RideArchived2007-10-11 at theWayback Machine
- ^Work starts on rapid bus routeArchived2011-08-20 at theWayback Machine
- ^"Swansea City Academy - About Us".Swansea City A.F.C.Retrieved21 December2017.
- ^abcdThe Welsh Academy Encyclopedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press 2008
- ^Swansea History Web Home Page
- ^abCity and County of Swansea: Listed Building IndexArchived2014-08-09 at theWayback Machine