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Morfa Copperworks Quay, Swansea

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NPRN34442
Map ReferenceSS69NE
Grid ReferenceSS6644095350
Unitary (Local) AuthoritySwansea
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunityLandore
Type Of SiteQUAY
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
Morfa Quay was built in 1835 for unloading copper ore into Morfa works (NPRN 34104) from river-borne vessels. It consists of a stout timber frame filled with pennant rubble-sandstone brick and deck rails for a former broad gauge crane and railway.

Sources:
A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of the Swansea Region, by Stephen Hughes and Paul Reynolds, AIA, 1989
Site entry by Stephen Hughes for Buildings of Glamorgan, John Newman, 1995

RCAHMW, 7 September 2011.