One Sketch #63) Waterstone's Swansea

A real Aladdin's cave indeed
For those who dream
And those who read

Yes, this imposing branch of Waterstone's is in fact the Grade II listed former Carlton Cinema, originally opened in 1914, and closed as a cinema in 1977.  I moved to South Wales in 1986, and it would be several years after that that the building would reopen as a branc of Waterstones. The original ornate spiral staircase has been preserved, but everything else of the cinema interior has long gone, sadly.

One Sketch #62) Saturday 26th May, Grand Theatre, Swansea

I could've been upon the stage
If Life had turned a different page
It's too late now
So blame my age.

Swansea's Grand Theatre - originally opened in 1897, so Victorian, if only just. It was bought outright by Swansea council in a rare act of foresight in the 1970s, and is still owned and operated by the council today.