Apr
17
2020
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 to encourage people to learn heritage craft skills on the
site of the world-famous Copperworks of...
Mar
09
2020
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 Imperial Metals at Landore in the 1960s and 1970s.
Group of workers
Ivor donated numerous...
Feb
15
2019
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 for a tour of the site in preparation for a photography project they will...
Nov
08
2018
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 a distillery and visitor centre. The project is managed by Swansea council in association...
Sep
22
2018
Restoration Work has started at the Musgrave Engine House. In addition to the consolidation of the building (funded by Swansea Council (£180,000) and Cadw (£100,000) to repair the roof and secure the building, The Friends of the Hafod-Morfa Copperworks,...
Mar
15
2018
The Man Engine visited the Copperworks site for a hugely spectacular finale to the 5-day tour of South Wales. Over 6000 people attended the finale and over 40,000 for the entire tour. The Hafod-Morfa Copperworks spectacular celebrated 300 (and...
