Palace Theatre
The Palace Theatre is a Grade II listed building in Swansea, Wales, located at the northern end of High Street and recognisable for its distinctive wedge shape. It is Wales' oldest surviving theatre.Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Theater building
- Description: former music hall in Swansea, Wales, later used as a cinema, bingo hall and nightclub
- Also known as: “Empire”, “New Palace Cinema”, “Palace Theatre of Varieties”, “Palace Theatre, Swansea”, “Pavilion Theatre of Varieties”, and “Swansea Popular Picture Hall”
- Address: Prince Of Wales Road, Swansea, SA1 2EY
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swansea Railway Station and Bethesda Welsh Baptist Chapel.
Swansea Railway Station
Railway station
Photo: Gordon Cragg, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swansea railway station serves the city of Swansea, Wales. It is sited 216 miles 7 chains from London Paddington, via Stroud, on the National Rail network, although most services use a shorter route via Bristol Parkway. Swansea Railway Station is situated 670 feet south of Palace Theatre.
Bethesda Welsh Baptist Chapel
Church
Photo: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bethesda Welsh Baptist Chapel is a church.
Ebenezer Welsh Independent Chapel
Church
Photo: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ebenezer Welsh Independent Chapel is a church, which is situated 610 feet southwest of Palace Theatre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hafod and St Thomas.
Hafod
Suburb
Hafod is a district of the city of Swansea, Wales, and lies just north of the city centre, within the Landore ward. Hafod is the home to the Hafod Copperworks, founded in 1810 and closed in 1980, which is now being developed into an industrial heritage site.
St Thomas
Suburb
Photo: J WILLIAMS, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Thomas is a suburban district and community in Swansea, Wales. It is a mainly residential area which lies east of Swansea city centre across the River Tawe and falls within the St Thomas ward.
Palace Theatre
- Categories: nightclub, bingo hall, movie theater, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Castle, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.62744° or 51° 37′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.94125° or 3° 56′ 29″ westOpen location code
9C3RJ3G5+XGOpenStreetMap ID
way 22822193OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=theatreOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q7126199
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Welsh—“Palace Theatre” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسرح القصر (سوانسى)”
- Egyptian Arabic: “مسرح القصر”
- Welsh: “Theatr y Palas, Abertawe”
- Welsh: “Theatr y Palas”
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