Hafod Morfa Copperworks Swansea

"A most interesting visit, with informed guides and for me, it brought back memories of happy days when I started work at the site in 1960"

"We tend to think that the history of Wales is written in coal dust and iron and steel. In fact it is copper that lies at the heart of Wales’s development as an industrial nation."

Ten years from now, Hafod-Morfa will be a landmark site for heritage, learning, innovation, and community engagement

"A fascinating insight into a disappearing world. You can easily imagine how different the area must have looked when the industry was at its height"

The site was once entirely covered in a maze of buildings and slag heaps created as a by-product of the copper smelting process

Hafod Morfa Copperworks Swansea Chimney

Welcome to Swansea’s Hafod Morfa Copperworks

Project Highlights

From Coppice to Copper
Heritage Skills in the Lower Swansea Valley a series of events funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF). This series of events was designed...

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Interviewing Ivor
Student volunteers Abbi and Charles recently carried out two oral history interviews with Ivor Williams, who along with his wife Mor was employed by Yorkshire...

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Looking through the Lens
We have lots of regular visitors to the Hafod-Morfa Copperworks site. Recently a group of people from the Crisis Art Group joined Ray and Geoff...

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HLF Funding Success
Plans to revitalise the Hafod-Morfa Copperworks have received funding from the HLF worth £3.56million. The funding will be used to refurbish the Powerhouse to create...

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Testimonials

We tend to think that the history of Wales is written in coal dust and iron and steel. In fact it is copper that lies at the heart of Wales’s development as an industrial nation.
Professor Huw Bowen
A historical marvel; thrilling, exciting. our history should not be forgotten. Hwyl a sbri!
visitor quote 2018
History Made Real
Visitor quote, 2017
‘A fascinating insight into a disappearing world. You can easily imagine how different the area must have looked when the industry was at its height’
visitor quote, 2013.
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