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Morfa Copper Works entrance

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 08220w
Trust : Glamorgan Gwent
Community : Landore
Unitary authority : Swansea
NGR : SS6609595145
Site Type (preferred type first) : POST MEDIEVAL GATEWAY

Summary :
The former main entrance to the Morfa Copper Works lies between the Porters Lodge (PRN 08219w) and the Laboratory building (PRN02423w).

Description :
The former main entrance to the Morfa Copper Works lies between the Porters Lodge (PRN 08219w) and the Laboratory building (PRN02423w).

The entrance was formally approached via a cast iron bridge over the Swansea Canal. It comprised squared freestone gateposts surmounted by rusticated stone disc finials. It was altered in the 20th century when an iron lintel beam replaced the finials which now lie on the ground nearby.

It is not listed.

Full details may be found in the report: The Yorkshire Imperial Metals Site: A Site Appraisal (N Ludlow, 2002).

Sources :
Ludlow, N , 2002 , The Yorkshire Imperial Metals Site: A Site Appraisal ( © Dyfed Archaeological Trust)

Events :
E004887 : The Yorkshire Imperial Metals site, Swansea (year : 2002)
E007585 : Hafod-Morfa Copperworks, Neath Road, Swansea (year : 2018)

Related records
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 00841w
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 08087w
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 02423w
GGAT Historic Environment Record (HER) 08219w

Compiled date : 04-05-2016


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