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Hafod Copperworks

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 05956w
Trust : Glamorgan Gwent
Community : Landore
Unitary authority : Swansea
NGR : SS66179496
Site Type (preferred type first) : POST MEDIEVAL COPPER WORKS

Summary :
The first copper smelting works in the Swansea Valley was established in 1717, near the site of the present St Paul's church in Landore. The Hafod works was set up by John Vivian, a Cornish industrialist, and was controlled by the Vivian family between 1810 and 1920.

Description :
The first copper smelting works in the Swansea Valley was established in 1717, near the site of the present St Paul's church in Landore. The Hafod works was set up by John Vivian, a Cornish industrialist, and was controlled by the Vivian family between 1810 and 1920.
In 1920 the works were bought by British Copper manufacturers Ltd and closed in 1980.

Vivian's Hafod Copperworks was a well established company with a century long record of producing copper. During the war they are known to have manufactured copper driving bands for shells as part of munitions production (Crawford 2014).

Sources :
Crawford, J. , 2014 , First World War Scoping Study Glamorgan and Gwent
Crawford, J. , 2015 , The Sinews of War: South East Wales Industry and The First World War
Hughes, S , 2000 , Copperopolis
/Desc Text/1980/South Wales evening post/23

Events :
E003110 : Copperworks site, Hafod, Swansea (year : 2008)
E002294 : Hafod Copperworks Community (year : 2013)
E004823 : First World War Scoping Study Glamorgan and Gwent (year : 2014)
E004931 : The Sinews of War (Yr 2, GGAT137) (year : 2015)
E007585 : Hafod-Morfa Copperworks, Neath Road, Swansea (year : 2018)
E007586 : Hafod-Morfa Copperworks, Neath Road, Swansea (year : 2018)
E008053 : Abergelli (year : 2017-2018)

Related records
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 02427w
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 00842w
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 08422w

Compiled date : 16-09-2008


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