Recent developments in terms of conserving and interpreting the works sites at Hafod and White Rock have been more encouraging than anything that has happened there for a generation or more. Some feel that White Rock, with its 18th-century canal tunnel (with unloading bays) and riverside dock is the pièce de résistance, the highlight of the whole fascinating area.

John Ashley – Chair of the Swansea Branch of the Historical Association and Chair of the Friends of White Rock will be speaking at a free public talk on the White Rock at the National Waterfront Museum on Saturday 21 November at 11:00 a.m.