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Morfa Copper Works chimney

Primary Reference Number (PRN) : 08226w
Trust : Glamorgan Gwent
Community : Landore
Unitary authority : Swansea
NGR : SS66089518
Site Type (preferred type first) : POST MEDIEVAL CHIMNEY

Summary :
The base of a large chimney stack at Morfa Copper Works, thought to have been built in 1840 to service the silver works, laterly the cast house. It was demolished in the 1970's, with circa. 2m of the base left standing.

Description :
The base of a large chimney stack, 9.5m in diameter, constructed of roughly squared Pennant Sandstone. It is situated towards the western boundary of the works and is thought to have been built in 1840 to service the silver works, laterly the cast house to its east. It is present on OS Ed. 1.

It was demolished in the 1970's, with circa. 2m of the base left standing at the suggestion of the Inspector of Ancient Monuments.

Fuller 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)
E004762 : Landore Park & Ride to Neath Road, Swansea (year : 2002)
E007585 : Hafod-Morfa Copperworks, Neath Road, Swansea (year : 2018)
E007586 : Hafod-Morfa Copperworks, Neath Road, Swansea (year : 2018)

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

Compiled date : 01-06-2016


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