The Tower Block, Cwmbran
Introduction
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The Tower Block, Cwmbran
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 17 Oct 2009
The imaginative name is a clue that this is Cwmbran's only skyscraper, and thus its tallest building (210 feet or 64 metres). Located in Southville, close to the southeast edge of Cwmbran Shopping Centre. It was built for two main reasons - as a landmark building, and to mask two chimney stacks which removed fumes from boilers that heated water used by the shopping centre. When completed in 1967, it was the tallest building in Wales. It has 22 storeys. There are 81 flats - 20 two bedroom, 40 one bedroom, 20 bed sitters and the caretaker's flat. Parking is underneath the building.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.650254
Longitude
-3.020398