Fulton House, Swansea
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| Fulton House | |
|---|---|
Ty Fulton | |
 Fulton House Swansea University | |
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| 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]
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.
