Like so many other places in Swansea, Salubrious Passage will be forever known for its connection with Dylan Thomas. The walkway was mentioned in 'The Followers', his ghost story set in the nearby 'No Sign Wine Bar', where he referred to the street as 'Paradise Alley', One of Dylan's friends also ran a workshop here. It looked down upon the passage and Dylan used to play tricks by heating pennies and dropping them on the street below for pedestrians to burn their fingers on.
One of the more modern and interesting features on Salubrious Passage is Ron Conybeare's sculpture of a cherub with three marble books depicting the opening words from Dylan's 'Fern Hill'. The artwork was installed when the building housed Dylan's Bookstore. Interestingly, the marble books were originally intended for use as grave monuments.
