▁and ▁the ▁Carl ton ▁Cinema ▁on ▁Oxford ▁Street ▁( now ▁a ▁Water stone ' s ▁book shop ) ▁are ▁rare ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁streets ▁and ▁buildings . ▁ ▁The ▁bomb ing ▁necess itated ▁the ▁complete ▁re building ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁centre , ▁a ▁task ▁which ▁fell ▁upon ▁the ▁county ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Sw anse a . ▁ ▁Pre lim inary ▁plans ▁were ▁drawn ▁up ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁a ▁Comp uls ory ▁P urchase ▁order ▁was ▁obtained ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 ▁and ▁reconst ruction ▁work ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁reconst ruction ▁task ▁took ▁over ▁thirty ▁years ▁to ▁accomplish . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁centre ▁was ▁planned ▁on ▁a ▁grid - pattern ▁of ▁roads ▁including ▁the ▁main ▁thorough f ares ▁of ▁Kings way , ▁Princess ▁Way , ▁West ▁Way ▁and ▁O yst erm outh ▁Road . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁initial ▁post - war ▁re building , ▁the ▁River ▁Ta we ▁river front ▁and ▁the ▁South ▁D ock ▁( now ▁the ▁Mar itime ▁Qu arter ) ▁were ▁still ▁port ▁and ▁industrial ▁areas , ▁separated ▁from ▁the ▁commercial ▁district ▁by ▁railway ▁vi ad uct s ▁and ▁roads . ▁With ▁the ▁old ▁sho pping ▁centre ▁on ▁High ▁Street ▁fl atten ed , ▁Sw anse a ' s ▁main ▁sho pping ▁district ▁was ▁re built ▁around ▁the ▁new ▁Kings way . ▁ ▁R ede velop ment ▁continued ▁into ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁including ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Qu adr