Tucked away above the former BHS store in Princess Way, Swansea city centre, a remarkable snapshot of yesteryear's nightlife was found sitting eerily untouched. This hidden gem was the old Cavalier bar, which hadn't welcomed drinkers since the 1980s and never will again. Stepping inside is like a step back in time to when £1.
50 could get you a hearty bar meal, with the remnants of its past - from stale bottles to horse racing paraphernalia - all preserved as if waiting for patrons who will never return to grace its chairs and tables. While Swansea Council is redeveloping the vast, dormant BHS site into a vibrant community hub complete with a new library, which will be called Y Storfa, this relic of Swansea's nightlife past remained as a capsule of a bygone era above what was Miss Selfridge. For the latest Swansea news, sign up to our newsletter here READ MORE: Ospreys announce new home as famous stadium will be transformed READ MORE: Pictures revealed of major new building planned for Swansea city centre In its heyday, revellers would find their way to this establishment through a stairwell responding to the pull of a large, inviting wooden door facing Princess Way, perhaps drawn by the echoing sounds of lively banter and the clinking of glasses, all while discussing the day's racing prospects.
Councillor Elliott King remarked on the discovery at the time it was found: "We have a great future planned for this large building right at the heart of the city centre. It's also in.
