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White Rock Copper Works Tramway

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NPRN34893
Map ReferenceSS69SE
Grid ReferenceSS6650094820
Unitary (Local) AuthoritySwansea
Old CountyGlamorgan
CommunitySt Thomas
Type Of SiteTRAMWAY
PeriodPost Medieval
Description
Built to carry coal from Scotts pit to his shipping place on the River Tawe at White Rock. Acquired by Swansea Vale Railway in 1845. The chutes through which the coal was discharged can be seen at White Rock.
(Site entry from "A Guide to the Industrial Archaeology of the Swansea Region", Association for Industrial Archaeology, 2nd Edition, 1989)
J Hill 23.10.2003