An historic tower which has looked over Wind Street for more than a century has undergone a huge facelift - but pedestrians will need to stretch their necks to see it.
The tower on top of the Idols nightclub building, which was once a Post Office, has existed for around 140 years and was one part of one of the few structures in Swansea city centre to avoid being destroyed during the blitz of World War 2.
But the ravages of time have left it looking scruffy and it had begun to rot away in parts, prompting a refurbishment which has cost hundreds of thousands of pounds.
Coronavirus and its restrictions mean it has taken around a year to complete.
The work has been carried out by construction specialists Waingap Contracts.
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Leading the project for the company has been Lee Pearson, who said: “The tower underwent some sort of restoration around 15 years ago." But he said it had deteriorated considerably again since then.
“We’ve had to remove the old steel and make a new frame, and we’ve used very expensive timber.
“We had to create our own workshop inside the building and take the items out to the site through the window."
He said there was no drip detail in the tower, which meant rain would soak back into the structure, "so we’ve done something about that.
“It’s not been an easy job, it’s been quite tricky, but it’s been a nice one to be involved with.
"We've had to deal with coronavirus and the weather but we've got there."
Their only disappointment was that their efforts might go unnoticed by some.
“It’s just a shame it’s so high up, it would be nice for more people to see it”.
The work on the building has been carried out with Welsh Government historic environment service Cadw.
