Open Doors - Hafod Morfa Copperworks
The site in question is the rolling mill engine house compound near the River Tawe in Swansea, where the remains of the Hafod Copperworks No.1 rolling mill and sheet rolling mill engine houses survive.
The Musgrave engine house still contains its engine, and remains attached to the plate rolling mill it drove. The Vivian engine house, though empty, is a wonderful space and a good example of how these buildings developed as the industry's demands grew.
The site is adjacent to Landore Park and Ride.
This is an exciting opportunity to be opening the doors of the Hafod Copperworks, so that these engine houses can be visited by the public in their semi-restored state, before further development takes place with levelling-up grants. It is a unique opportunity to get close to two rare survivors of Swansea's once vast copper industry and, particularly, to see the last copper rolling mill and engine to run in the Swansea valley. The Musgrave engine is the earliest and only remaining example of its type built by John Musgrave and Sons, and is unique because it's the sole remaining Musgrave engine still attached to the process it drove.
It's special, and the site staff would love to share it with everybody!
Booking required. Tours last one hour. Details are on the copperworks website which will direct visitors to the Eventbrite link to allow the free tickets to be booked -
Details will also be available on the Facebook page: Friends of Hafod Morfa Copperworks
Address - Hafod Morfa Copperworks site (adjacent to the Park and Ride), Cross Valley Link Road, Landore, Swansea, SA1 2JT.
Hafod Morfa Copperworks is just off the A4067 near Swansea.com Stadium (formerly known as the Liberty Stadium)
Car: park in the Park and Ride on Saturday or the gravel car park on Sunday. The car parks are on the copperworks site.
Bus: service 34 leaves the Quadrant Bus Station in the city centre and stops at the Park and Ride.
Cycle: just off route 43.
Please note - the site is not suitable for pushchairs or wheelchairs. The uneven nature of the ground in the compound, the obstacles inside the Musgrave engine house, as well as the steps up to both engine houses, mean that it is unsuitable for wheelchair users.
Sturdy footwear will need to be worn; flip flops and open-toe sandals will not be suitable to wear on the site.
No dogs will be allowed inside the engine house compound.