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November 2015
The young heritage apprentice – Thursday 12 November
The young heritage apprentice (Swansea) Thursday 12 November | 12:00–14:30 Please contact k.spiller@swansea.ac.uk to submit an application ‘The young heritage apprentice’, aimed at 14–18-years-olds, challenges school teams to develop a project associated with Cu @ Swansea, an ambitious heritage-led regeneration initiative focusing on the 12.5 acre site of the former Hafod-Morfa copperworks in the Lower Swansea Valley. It is led by Huw Bowen, professor of public history at Swansea University, in association with the City and County of Swansea. After…
Find out more »Art @ the Hafod – Monday 16 November
Art @ the Hafod – the spirit of place Monday 16 November | 11.00-16.00 Book now > The historic Hafod-Morfa Copperworks was one of the primary centres of industry in South Wales and integral to community life in the Lower Swansea Valley. Participants of all ages will get a unique chance to respond to this site of rich heritage through observational drawings and painting. Over the course of the day each visitor will create some investigative drawings from points of…
Find out more »White Rock – 200 Years of the Copper Community
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…
Find out more »March 2016
Public lecture; Steel Horizons: globalising the history of a Welsh Industry
Professor Louise Miskell (Department of History and Classics) will give her inaugural lecture, entitled 'Steel Horizons: globalising the history of a Welsh Industry'. The lecture forms part of the Research Institute for Arts and Humanities public lecture and event series which annually welcomes many high-profile speakers to Swansea. The lecture will take place on Tuesday 15 March 2016 – light refreshments will be available before the lecture from 6pm; lecture commences at 6.30pm in the Wallace Lecture Theatre, Wallace Building, Swansea…
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