The Tower, Meridian Quay
Initially known as Ferrara Tower, it was part of the £50 million Meridian Quay housing and office development project. A planning application for the £40 million building was approved in 2003 and construction work began in 2006. On 26 January 2008, one of the construction workers died after falling three storeys from the tower. The construction company, Carillion, chose not to release his name. A fire broke out on the 20th floor of the tower in April 2008 and took 45 minutes to extinguish. The tower was topped out to its full height on 12 September 2008.
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 has a concierge desk which is staffed 24 hours a day, whilst the top three floors form the Grape and Olive restaurant run by the Brains Brewery. This was opened following the unsuccessful 290 cover Penthouse restaurant. In 2008, it was reported that the penthouse apartment on the 26th floor was sold for £1 million.
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 topping-out, September 2008
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Tower from the breakwater during high tide, September 2010
References
- ^ "Meridian Quay". Skyscrapernews. Archived from the original on 4 February 2010 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Atkinson, David (21 June 2008). "An 'ugly lovely town'". Financial Times. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Tower set to dominate city". BBC News: Wales. 19 September 2003. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Dalling, Robert; Dowrick, Molly (29 December 2019). "The chequered past of Wales' tallest building". Wales Online. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Tower builder fall man critical". BBC News. 23 January 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ SA Brains website Archived 27 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Property view from around Wales". BBC News. 14 October 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
External links
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