Swansea people have been allowed a glimpse inside a historic old city theatre which is slowly being revived thanks to multi-million pound transformation works. Step by step, The Palace Theatre in High Street, is becoming a home for tech, start-up and creative businesses.
Newly released images show the progress inside the building, where sensitive internal strip-out and demolition works have been taking place. Behind plaster that is being removed, workers have found numerous blocked up doorways and discovered an orchestra pit in front of the stage. They have also found "some beautiful but worse for wear looking original fittings such as gas lamps and fire exit signs".
The 134-year-old grade two listed building is being transformed by R&M Williams Limited on behalf of Swansea Council, which bought the six-storey flatiron-shaped building from private owners around two years ago, saving the building after it had fallen into disrepair and was in danger of being lost. It came after the authority secured a grant of just under £5 million. You can read everything we know about the transformation works by clicking here. And you can also get more great Swansea stories straight to your inbox with our newsletter.
