Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl
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Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 27 Feb 2017
On the north side of the Esplanade, between Esplanade Avenue and Mary Street. The Cadw website states that the Grand Pavilion was built in 1931-1932 by E J E Moore with L G Mouchel as consultant engineers for the concrete dome, an important example of ferrous concrete (Ferrocrete) work. Formerly surrounded by the Winter Gardens. The building became a centre for live entertainment and also for South Wales miners' conferences. Grade II listed in 1998 as an important seafront building retaining much of its original character and reflecting Porthcawl's development as a major South Wales seaside resort after the closure of the docks in 1906, and also for its importance in its use of ferrous concrete.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.476565
Longitude
-3.705974