The Museums Store occupies a building, parts of which date back to c.1830. For most of its industrial life it was used as a Rolling Shed but was in use as a warehouse before the Local Authority acquired the site in 1980. The building provides nearly 2000 sq.m of storage space, open-plan in design. Smaller side rooms and annexes, provide office and additional storage space.

The intention is to develop this building into a public-access store and collections centre. Some of the side rooms now have environmentally controlled storage for sensitive collections. The building houses the Reserve Collections of both Swansea Museum and the recently closed Maritime and Industrial Museum. While further building work is currently being undertaken to house the collections from the Maritime and Industrial Museum until such time as they are required for the new Waterfront Museum, which is due to open in 2005. Of course, not all the material that was on display will be going to the new museum; therefore it is essential that access to the residual items is available to the public, as in many cases they are only in the museum’s possession thanks to public donation.

The Museum Stores at Landore are very accessible, for example, recent improvements in the area mean that there is a large car park alongside the stores building. The building’s position at the centre of a site that has world importance in terms of its industrial heritage means it is well placed to operate as an interpretation centre for the site. The building will become a Collections Information Centre, given that it will house the diverse reserve collections of the Museums Service.