Images of Wales

Wednesday, 1 April 1998

These pictures were taken during a shopping trip to Swansea

The Quadrant Centre
Swansea
Glamorgan

Photography by John Ball — 12.30pm 1 Apr 1998
(with Agfa ePhoto307 digital camera)

Much of the centre of the city of Swansea was destroyed by German bombing raids during the Second World War.
The shopping mall known as the Quadrant Centre is part of the post-war reconstruction.




Left: The main entrance to the Quadrant Centre.

Above: The Quadrant Centre is a favourite venue for lunchtime shoppers -
especially on a rainy day like today! The store on the far left is one of the
many branches of H. Samuel, selling jewellery and watches.

Above: The Works is a bargain bookstore, today advertising "Titanic Savings"!

Above left: The Quadrant Centre has recently been improved by the addition of a
glass roof. On the left is Boots, a department store with branches all over Britain.
Above right: The stairway leads to a first-floor café called The Gallery.

Above: The Gallery overlooks the central piazza of the Quadrant Centre. Oasis
(top left) sells young fashion clothes, while Clark's (top right) is a shoe-shop.

Many of the shoppers (above left) seem in a hurry to get somewhere....
.... while others (above right) eat their lunch and read the newspaper.

Above: W H Smith sells books, magazines, stationery, music CDs, DVDs, and videos.
River Island is a fashion clothing store. The yellow cones warn shoppers to keep clear
of the wet and slippery floor. The new glass roof is already leaking!