Students from one of the world’s leading glass design schools are getting the chance to showcase their work as part of the conservation of one of Swansea’s most prominent historic monuments.
As part of Swansea Council’s ongoing enhancements of Oystermouth Castle a visitor facility is being created in the castle’s chapel and students of Swansea Metropolitan University’s Welsh School of Architectural Glass have been asked to submit their design contributions to a glass showpiece for the facility.
The Mumbles Development Trust is staging an exhibition of the students’ designs in the Winter Gallery on Dunns Lane in Mumbles.
Cllr Graham Thomas, Swansea Council’s Cabinet Member for Culture, Recreation and Tourism, said: “It’s intended that the visitor facility will be named after Lady Alina de Breos- the wife of John de Mowbray. Together, they oversaw the Lordship of Gower through part of the 14th Century.
“They carried out improvement works at the castle and Alina- who was allegedly found dead in the castle- is reputed to be the castle’s famous White Lady ghost.
“One aspect of the proposals is the construction of a visitor facility within the existing chapel buildings. This will be a focus for ticket sales, education and activities and will house interpretation about the castle’s heritage and history.”
The exhibition is showing now until the end of June from Tuesdays to Fridays from 11am to 4pm and on Saturday and Sunday from noon to 3.30pm.
