Swansea Civic Centre

Swansea Civic Centre
Canolfan Ddinesig Abertawe
Former names County Hall
General information
Location Wales Swansea, Wales
Address Oystermouth Road, Swansea SA1 3SN
Coordinates 51°36′49.00″N 3°56′54.00″W / 51.6136111°N 3.9483333°W / 51.6136111; -3.9483333
Inaugurated 1982
Renovated 2008
Renovating team
Renovating firm Carillion

Swansea Civic Centre (Welsh: Canolfan Ddinesig Abertawe) – formerly known as County Hall – is the principal administrative centre of the City and County of Swansea Council. Standing some 800 m southwest of Swansea centre on a seafront site overlooking Swansea Bay, the complex houses – in addition to the council chamber and offices – a public cafe, the city's central library, an exhibition space, the West Glamorgan Archive Service, and a council contact centre.

History

The building was opened in July 1982 as County Hall and was the headquarters of the former West Glamorgan County Council. Following local government re-organisation in 1996, its ownership was transferred to the new City and County of Swansea. The building was renamed the Civic Centre on 19 March 2008, and Swansea Central Library was moved in as part of a redevelopment scheme. The library issued nearly 566,000 loans in 2008/09, making it the busiest in Wales and the tenth busiest in the UK.[1] The Civic Centre is served by local bus services.

Public Transport

Southbound ftrmetro Northbound
The Slip   Civic Centre   Quadrant Centre

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