Swansea buildings

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Anglesey
- NORTH ANGLESEY
- SOUTH ANGLESEY
Blaenau Gwent
- Abertillery: Ebenezer Baptist Church
- Abertillery: Former Bon Marché dept store
- Abertillery: Former Trinity chapel
- Abertillery: Metropole theatre & market hall
- Abertillery, St Michael’s Church
- Abertillery: Workmen’s institute
- Brynmawr: Market Hall Cinema
- Brynmawr: Rubber-factory boiler house
- Ebbw Vale: Former steelworks offices
- Ebbw Vale: Christ Church
- Ebbw Vale: Sidoli ice-cream factory
- Llanhilleth: Miners’ Institute
- Tredegar: St George’s Church
- Ebbw Vale: Former Bethcar Chapel
- Ebbw Vale: Institute
- Tredegar: Old workhouse, Queen Square
- Tredegar: Former Central Surgery
Bridgend county borough
- Bridgend: Former mill manager's house
- Maesteg: Town Hall
- Mawdlam: St Mary Magdalene's Church
- Porthcawl: Lifeboat station
- Porthcawl: The Pier Hotel
- Pyle: St James’ Church
Caerphilly county borough
- Caerphilly: Former Boar’s Head Inn
- Caerphilly: Former Pwllypant House
- Caerphilly: Medieval court house
- Caerphilly: Twyn Community Centre
- Cwmcarn: Former shop of HMS Rodney hero
- Pontllanfraith: Gelligroes Mill
- Pontllanfraith: The Halfway House
- Risca: Bethany Baptist Chapel
- Newbridge Memorial Hall
- Newbridge: Celynen Collieries Workmen’s Institute
- Oakdale: Former Oakdale Hotel
- Risca: Former colliers’ institute
Cardiff
- Atlantic Wharf: Old LNWR goods warehouse
- Atlantic Wharf: Spillers and Bakers building
- Bute Park: Cardiff Castle North Gate
- Bute Park: Cardiff Castle South Gate
- Bute Park: Summerhouse Café
- Bute Park: West Lodge
- Cardiff Bay: Former Customs office
- Cardiff Bay: Norwegian Church Arts Centre
- Cardiff Bay: The Coal Exchange
- Cardiff Bay: The Pierhead building
- Cardiff Bay: The Senedd
- Cardiff Bay: Wales Millennium Centre
- Cardiff City: Former Birdcage Inn
- Cardiff city: Former Custom House
- Cardiff City: Former Grand Hotel
- Cardiff City: Former Ship on Launch pub
- Cardiff City: Former Queen’s & Royal Garage
- Cardiff city: Hayes Island Snack Bar
- Cardiff city: Metropolitan Cathedral
- Cardiff City: St David’s Hall
- Cardiff city: The Angel Hotel
- Cardiff City: St John the Baptist Church
- Cardiff City: The Rummer Tavern
- Cathays: Crwys Hall
- City centre: Chapel built with ships’ ballast
- City centre: Former Cattle Market Tavern
- City centre: Former fish market
- City centre: Former Park Hall & Hotel
- City centre: The Blue Bell
- Danescourt: Radyr parish church
- Llandaff: Llandaff Cathedral
- Llandaff: Former confectionery shop
- Llandaff: Former St Michael’s College
- Rhiwbina: Iorwerth Peate's ex-home
- St Mellons: Baptist Church
Carmarthenshire
- Abergwili: Former Bishop’s Palace
- Bancyfelin: John Vaughan's former home
- Burry Port: Lifeboat station
- Carmarthen: Boar’s Head Hotel
- Carmarthen: Capel Heol Dŵr
- Carmarthen: County Hall
- Carmarthen: Ivy Bush Royal Hotel
- Carmarthen: St Peter’s Church
- Carmarthen: The Spilman Hotel
- Carmarthen: Victorian women’s refuge
- Dre-fach Felindre: National Wool Museum
- Ferryside: The White Lion Hotel
- Laugharne: Brown's Hotel
- Laugharne: Dylan Thomas’ Boathouse
- Laugharne: Former Ship and Castle Inn
- Laugharne: St Martin’s Church
- Llanddowror: St Teilo’s Church
- Llandybïe: Llandyfân church and well
- Llandybïe: St Tybïe’s Church
- Llandyfaelog: St Maelog’s Church
- Llansadwrnen: St Sadwrnen’s Church
- Pendine: Eglwys Gymyn church
- St Clears: Former farmers’ co-op
- St Clears: Pentre farmhouse
- Cenarth: The White Hart Inn
- St Clears: Capel Bethlehem, Pwll-trap
Ceredigion
- ABERYSTWYTH
- CARDIGAN & LLANGRANNOG
- LAMPETER
- NEW QUAY AND ABERAERON
Conwy county borough
- ABERGELE
- BETWS-Y-COED & LLANRWST
- COLWYN BAY
- CONWY TOWN
- DEGANWY & LLANDUDNO JUNCTION
- HIRAETHOG
- LLANDUDNO
- LLANFAIRFECHAN
- LLANGERNYW & LLANSANNAN
- LOWER CONWY VALLEY
- PENMAENMAWR
- RHOS-ON-SEA
- UPPER CONWY & LLEDR VALLEYS
Denbighshire
- CORWEN
- DENBIGH
- LLANDEGLA
- LLANGOLLEN
- PRESTATYN
- RHYL
- RUTHIN
- ST ASAPH & RHUDDLAN
- TREMEIRCHION
  - Corpus Christi Church, Tremeirchion
  - Tremeirchion: The Salusbury Arms
Flintshire
- HOLYWELL & MOSTYN
- MOLD & FLINT
- HAWARDEN & DEESIDE
Gwynedd
- BANGOR
- BETHESDA
- CAERNARFON
- LLANBERIS
- LLŶN PENINSULA
- MEIRIONNYDD
- PENYGROES & NANTLLE
- PORTHMADOG, BEDDGELERT, BLAENAU FFESTINIOG
Merthyr Tydfil
- Merthyr Tydfil: Court House
- Merthyr Tydfil: Old Taf Fechan water offices
Monmouthshire
- ABERGAVENNY & LLANOVER
- CHEPSTOW
- LLANFIHANGEL CRUCORNEY & LLANTHONY
- LLANGATTOCK LINGOED
- MONMOUTH
  - Former Market Tavern
  - Victorian malthouse
- USK
Neath Port Talbot
- Aberpergwm: St Cadoc's Church
- Margam: St Mary’s Abbey Church
- Neath: Former MC Café
- Neath: Former Mechanics' Institute
- Neath: Former police station
- Neath: Former workhouse
- Neath: Old Town Hall
- Neath: St David’s Church
- Neath: St Thomas’ Church
- Neath: The Castle Hotel
- Neath: The Llewellyn Almshouses
- Port Talbot: Lifeboat station
- Port Talbot: YMCA
Newport
- Bishton: Former Bishton School
- Caerleon: Pendragon House
- Caerleon: St Cadoc’s Church
- Caerleon: The Bell Inn
- Caerleon: The Hanbury Arms
- Goldcliff: St Mary Magdalene’s Church
- Maindee: The Crown Inn
- Nash: St Mary the Virgin Church
- Newport City: The Tom Toya Lewis
- Newport City: Ye Olde Murenger House
- Newport City: The Queen’s Hotel
- Newport City: St Woolos Cathedral
- Newport City: St Mark’s Church
- Newport city: Mosque in former chapel
- Newport city: German sailor’s former restaurant
- Newport city: Former home of Mabel Wulff
- St Brides: West Usk lighthouse
Pembrokeshire
- AMROTH & SAUNDERSFOOT
- FISHGUARD & PRESELI
- HAVERFORDWEST
- MILFORD HAVEN & DALE
- PEMBROKE, ANGLE & CAREW
- ST DAVIDS
- TENBY
Powys
- BRECON & TALGARTH
- BUILTH WELLS
  - Builth: Strand Hall
- CRICKHOWELL
- HAY-ON-WYE
- LLANDRINDOD WELLS & RHAYADER
- MACHYNLLETH
- NEWTOWN
- PRESTEIGNE & KNIGHTON
- WELSHPOOL
- YSTRADGYNLAIS
Rhondda Cynon Taf
- Pontypridd: Former Eglwysbach chapel
- Pontypridd: Pontypridd Museum
- Pontypridd: The Maltsters Arms
- Rhondda: Former Corona bottling plant, Porth
- Cynon Valley: Cwmaman Institute
- Taff’s Well: Ex-home of ‘Man Who Never Was’
- Trefforest: Former Danygraig Arms
Swansea
- GOWER & MUMBLES
- SWANSEA CITY BUILDINGS
- SWANSEA COUNTY NORTH
Torfaen
- Cwmbrȃn: Llanyrafon Manor
- Cwmbrȃn: Llanyrafon Mill
- Forge Hammer: Lock keeper’s cottage
- Llanfrechfa: All Saints’ Church
- Panteg: The Open Hearth
- Pontrhydyrun: Dock Cottage & Cwmbrân Hse
- Pontymoile: Old canal toll house
Vale of Glamorgan
- Aberthaw: Blue Anchor Inn
- Barry: Barry Dock lifeboat station
- Barry: Former Barry Dock offices
- Cowbridge: Former Pavilion Cinema
- Cowbridge: Holy Cross Church
- Cowbridge: Old Hall
- Llantwit Major: St Illtud's Church
- Llantwit Major: Tudor Tavern
- Llantwit Major: The Old White Hart
- Llantwit Major: The Old Swan Inn
- Llantwit Major: Town Hall
- Nash Point lighthouse
- Penarth: Lifeboat station
- Penarth: Pier Pavilion
- Penarth: St Augustine’s Church
- Penarth: Albert Primary School
- St Donats: Former Atlantic College lifeboat station
- St Nicholas: Church
- Wenvoe: Former National School
Wrexham county borough
- Cefn Mawr: Plas Kynaston Hall
- Ceiriog Valley: St Garmon’s Church
- Chirk: Former girls’ school
- Chirk: The Hand Hotel
- Froncysyllte: The Aqueduct Inn
- Llay: St Martin’s Church
- Marford: The Trevor Arms
- Marford: Yew Tree Cottage
- Rhosymedre: St John’s Church
- Rossett: Machine House
- Rossett: Christ Church
- Rossett: The Alyn
- Rossett: The Golden Lion
- Rossett: Rossett Mill
- Rossett: Marford Mill
- Ruabon: All Saints Church, Penylan
- Ruabon: St Mary’s Church
- Ruabon: Roundhouse and Vaults Inn
- Ruabon: Wynnstay Arms
- Trevor: Former Australia Arms
- Trevor: Former stable, Trevor basin
- Trevor: Telford Inn
- Trevor: Trevor Church
- Wrexham: Former Feathers Hotel
- Wrexham: Horse and Jockey pub
- Wrexham: Saith Seren
- Wrexham: St Giles' Church
- Wrexham: St Mary’s Cathedral
- Wrexham: The Nag’s Head
- Wrexham: Wynnstay Arms Hotel
- Wrexham: The Turf Tavern
- Wrexham: Former Elephant & Castle Inn
- Wrexham: Pioneering female doctor's ex-home
- Wrexham: The Old Swan
- Wrexham: Former Wrexham Lager offices
- Wrexham: Ancient row of shops, Chester St

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