Fulton House, Swansea
| Fulton House | |
|---|---|
Ty Fulton | |
 Fulton House Swansea University | |
 | |
| Former names | College House |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Modern architecture |
| Town or city | Swansea |
| Country | Wales |
| Coordinates | 51°36′34″N 3°58′49″W / 51.6095°N 3.9804°W |
| Named for | John Fulton, Baron Fulton |
| Year(s) built | 1958-62 |
| Owner | Swansea University |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Norman Percy Thomas |
| Architecture firm | Percy Thomas Partnership |
Fulton House is a Grade-II listed Swansea University building in Singleton Park, Swansea.[1]
History
[edit]The Modern Architecture building was designed by Norman Thomas of the Percy Thomas Partnership in the late 1950s under the guidance of the university's Principal John Fulton. The building is a large H-plan block projecting wings and a glazed curtain wall of 17 bays to a taller central block, faced mainly in brown brick.[2] The interior main hall was designed by Misha Black.
Fulton House is the main focus of academic and social life at Swansea University and it was designed as a meeting place and a social and academic hub.[2] It contains a range of food outlets and restaurants, a Costcutter supermarket, and the JC's bar. A number of the rooms have been converted into lecture halls and tutorial rooms. The building is also home to the university's Chaplaincy and Discovery SVS a student-led charity based in working to improve the lives of people in the Swansea area.[3]
The building was renamed in 1986 in honour of John Fulton.
Art
[edit]In the main hall, there is a mural by Ceri Richards with panels depicting The Rape of Europa installed in 1970.[1] On the opposite wall, there is a mural by Glyn Jones in the form of three green, red, and blue shields in glazed plastic material and black cording is a creation in which the artist symbolically portrays the Holy Trinity.[2] A war memorial for students and staff who died during the Second World War hangs in the main corridor on the ground floor of Fulton House.
Location
[edit]Fulton House overlooks the Fulton Lawn facing the main entrance to Swansea University from Oystermouth Road, Swansea.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Stuff, Good. "Fulton House, Sketty, Swansea". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ a b c modernmoocher. "Fulton House". modernmooch.com. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
- ^ "About Us – Discovery SVS". Retrieved 2023-05-04.