The hotel is steeped in maritime history and the building was formerly used by the Associated British Ports. The hotel has 42 rooms, 20 in the main building and 22 in the Regency-style townhouse next door.[2]
Originally completed in 1903 for the Swansea Harbour Trust, the main hotel building was designed by architect Edwin Seward who submitted the winning design out of 100 entries. The original character of the building is still preserved after its conversion to a hotel. The decorative Baroque exterior is clad in red brick and white stone and topped by a Greek statue-clad clock cupola. The interior features stained glass with compasses, exploration and maritime themes. A mural by Cardiff-born artist Robert Morton Nance (1873–1959) depicting tall masted ships on the River Tawe, overlooked by Swansea Castle, decorates the boardroom .
Previous names for the building have included "The Swansea Harbour Trust Office", The British Transport Docks Board Office" and " The Associated British Ports Office", reflecting the names of the building's occupiers.
Referencesedit
^"Morgans Hotel - Luxury Hotel Rooms in the Heart of Swansea".
^. Archived from the original on 2008-04-15. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
External linksedit
BBC South West Wales: From Harbour to Hotel... (history of building)
Morgans Hotel website
April 12, 2024
morgans, hotel, swansea, morgans, hotel, hotel, swansea, wales, describing, itself, swansea, only, boutique, hotel, four, star, hotel, occupies, grade, listed, building, heart, city, morgans, hotelmorgans, hotelformer, namesswansea, harbour, trust, building, a. Morgans Hotel is a hotel in Swansea Wales Describing itself as Swansea s only boutique hotel 1 the four star hotel occupies a Grade II listed building in the heart of the city Morgans HotelMorgans HotelFormer namesSwansea Harbour Trust Building Associated British Ports BuildingGeneral informationAddressSomerset Place Swansea SA1 1RRCoordinates51 37 08 00 N 3 56 10 00 W 51 6188889 N 3 9361111 W 51 6188889 3 9361111Construction started18 February 1902Inaugurated12 October 1902Design and constructionArchitect s Edwin SewardThe hotel is steeped in maritime history and the building was formerly used by the Associated British Ports The hotel has 42 rooms 20 in the main building and 22 in the Regency style townhouse next door 2 Originally completed in 1903 for the Swansea Harbour Trust the main hotel building was designed by architect Edwin Seward who submitted the winning design out of 100 entries The original character of the building is still preserved after its conversion to a hotel The decorative Baroque exterior is clad in red brick and white stone and topped by a Greek statue clad clock cupola The interior features stained glass with compasses exploration and maritime themes A mural by Cardiff born artist Robert Morton Nance 1873 1959 depicting tall masted ships on the River Tawe overlooked by Swansea Castle decorates the boardroom Previous names for the building have included The Swansea Harbour Trust Office The British Transport Docks Board Office and The Associated British Ports Office reflecting the names of the building s occupiers References edit Morgans Hotel Luxury Hotel Rooms in the Heart of Swansea Morgans Hotel Swansea Rooms from 100 Archived from the original on 2008 04 15 Retrieved 2008 04 13 External links editBBC South West Wales From Harbour to Hotel history of building Morgans Hotel website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Morgans Hotel Swansea amp oldid 1105841909, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
