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Apr 1, 2015

Taking the P at Salubrious Place?


Nobody knows how Swansea's Salubrious Place got its name, but an eminent local historian suggested long ago that it could have begun as an ironic name for a filthy ...

part of old Swansea. Another theory is that this was where the air and views improved, for people walking from the town centre to the beach - then much further north than today. For more on this, scan the HistoryPoints QR codes in the window of the Lighthouse Clinic in Salubrious Passage (which leads into Salubrious Place). Or click here