Swansea The Mount railway station (Swansea Museum). In 1804 the British Parliament approved the laying of a railway line between Swansea and Oystermouth in South Wales, for transportation of quarried materials to and from the Swansea Canal and the harbour at the mouth of the River Tawe and in the autumn of that year the first tracks were laid. At this stage, the railway was known as the Oystermouth Railway and controlled by the Committee of the Company of Proprietors of the Oystermouth Railway or Tramroad Company, which included many prominent citizens of Swansea, including the copper and coal magnate John Morris (later Sir John
Swansea Market Swansea Market Swansea Market situated in the heart of Swansea city centre is the largest indoor market in Wales. The market is covered by a steel arched portal frame roof clad in steel and glass. The current market was built in 1959-1960 by Percy Edwards. Adjoining the market is the Quadrant Shopping Centre. The current market building is the fourth market to be built at the site in 200 years. The site has been used as a market since the Middle Ages. The previous market on this site had existed since 1894 and was destroyed during bombing raids during World