The Tower, Meridian Quay

Coordinates: 51°36′50″N 3°56′35″W / 51.61394°N 3.94318°W / 51.61394; -3.94318
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The Tower, Meridian Quay
The Tower Meridian Quay
The Tower, Meridian Quay November 2015
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General information
LocationSwansea, Wales, United Kingdom
AddressMeridian Quay, Maritime Quarter, Swansea
Construction started2006
Completed2009
Cost£40,000,000
Height107 m (351 ft)
Technical details
Floor count29
Design and construction
Architect(s)Latitude Architects
Structural engineerAtkins Ltd
Services engineerAtkins Ltd
Civil engineerAtkins Ltd
Main contractorCarillion

The Tower, Meridian Quay is a residential tower in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. It is the tallest building in Wales. Standing at 107 m (351 ft), Meridian Quay is the only skyscraper in Wales (buildings over 100 m tall) and one of several high-rises in Swansea. It is the 106th tallest building in the United Kingdom in joint place with the Shell Centre in the London Borough of Lambeth.[1]

Initially known as Ferrara Tower, it was part of the new £50 million Meridian Quay housing and office development project.[2] Proposals for the project were made in 2004 and construction work began on site in 2006.[3] On 26 January 2008, one of the construction workers died after falling three storeys from the tower.[4] 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.[3] The tower "topped-out" to its full height on 12 September 2008.[citation needed]

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 [5] This was opened following the unsuccessful 290 cover Penthouse restaurant. Press reports stated that the penthouse apartment on the 26th floor was sold for £1 million.[6]

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  • Tower under construction, January 2008
    Tower under construction, January 2008
  • Tower under construction, March 2008
    Tower under construction, March 2008
  • Tower under construction, May 2008
    Tower under construction, May 2008
  • Tower topping-out, September 2008
    Tower topping-out, September 2008
  • Tower from the breakwater during high tide, September 2010
    Tower from the breakwater during high tide, September 2010

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Meridian Quay". skyscrapernews.com. 2007. Retrieved 16 June 2008.
  2. ^ Atkinson, David (21 June 2008). "An 'ugly lovely town'". Financial Times. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b Dalling, Robert; Dowrick, Molly (29 December 2019). "The chequered past of Wales' tallest building". Wales Online. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
  4. ^ BBC NEWS | Wales | South West Wales | Tower builder fall man critical
  5. ^ SA Brains website Archived 27 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ BBC News: Property view from around Wales

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