The Tower, Meridian Quay
The Tower, Meridian Quay is a residential tower in Swansea, Wales. It is the tallest building in Wales and the west of the United Kingdom. Standing at 107m, Meridian Quay is one of two tall buildings in Swansea, and is one of the tallest residential towers in the United Kingdom.
The tower has 29 storeys, double the number of the previous tallest building in Swansea, the BT Tower. Most of the tower houses residential apartments. The ground floor has a concierge desk which is manned 24 hours a day, whilst the top three floors form the Grape and Olive restaurant run by the Cardiff brewery S. A. Brain & Co. Ltd. This was opened following the unsuccessful 290 cover Penthouse restaurant. Press reports stated that the penthouse apartment on the 26th floor was sold for £1 million.
On 26 January 2008, one of the construction workers died after falling three storeys from the tower. The construction company, Carillion, chose not to release his name. The tower "topped-out" to its full height on 12 September 2008.Gallery
