If you cast your eyes across beautiful Swansea Bay, there's one thing that stands out more than anything else: the Meridian Tower. To some, a sign of investment and progress in making Swansea a more modern city, but for others; it's simply a blot on the landscape.
The tallest building in Wales, the Meridian Tower is classed as "Wales' only skyscraper" and is home to hundreds of apartments, a handful of luxurious penthouses and, until its recent closure, a restaurant, bar and function room with some of the city's best views.
Whilst today the Meridian Tower stands tall and proud against Swansea's glorious bay, it's certainly not been without its dramas and controversies over the last 20-ish years. And these have continued into 2023 with the sudden closure of the Grape and Olive restaurant and sky bar in January, after 13 years of trading on the top floor of the 29th-storey building - and sadly, there don't seem to be any plans for its parent company SA Brain, or any other restaurant company, to re-open the unit.
