Brangwyn Hall, City & County of Swansea, Wales
N 51° 36.813 W 003° 57.583
30U E 433549 N 5718493
The Brangwyn Hall (Welsh: Neuadd y Brangwyn) is a concert venue in Swansea. It is named after the artist Frank Brangwyn, whose famous paintigs are displayed there.
Waymark Code: WMD0Z5
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/04/2011
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The Brangwyn Hall Swansea was used for the Geocaching UK Mega Event 2011, and over 1,500 cachers attended.
The Brangwyn Hall (Welsh: Neuadd y Brangwyn) is a concert venue in Swansea. It is named after the artist Frank Brangwyn, whose famous "panels", Paintings originally intended for the House of Lords in London are displayed there.
The Brangwyn Hall is a multi purpose Concert & Convention hall, the building is part of the Swansea Guildhall complex, and is used for awards ceremonies and social events as well as classical music concerts and Organ recitals on the large pipe organ.
The BBC National Orchestra of Wales frequently use this venue when performing in Swansea.
Among the ceremonies held at the Brangwyn Hall are the annual Chinese New Year celebrations (for the Chinese community in Swansea) and the graduation ceremony for students graduating from Swansea University.
The British Empire Panels / paintings were commissioned in 1924 as a means of commemorating the First World War. Brangwyn, who had worked as an official war artist, was selected by the sponsor, Lord Iveagh, an Irish peer. He chose to create a "decorative painting representing various Dominions and parts of the British Empire", and five finished panels were displayed in 1930. The work was completed in 1932, but the House of Lords had already rejected it as too colourful and spirited, ( Spirited I think is a polite word for topless ladies ! )
The town of Swansea was in the process of erecting its new Guildhall, which included a large assembly hall. The ceiling of this room was raised in order to show off the panels, and the building was inaugurated in 1934.
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