Swansea
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Swansea by Garth Newton as part of the Geograph project.
The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.
There are currently over 7.5m images from over 14,400 individuals and you can help contribute to the project by visiting https://www.geograph.org.uk
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Image: © Garth Newton Taken: 16 Jul 2003
Famously described by Dylan Thomas as an "ugly, lovely town", something of what he meant may be seen in the building redevelopment that followed Second World War bombing standing side by side with architecture from a much earlier period - the ruins of the castle.
Image Location
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