I was very excited this morning to be able to be associated with this project, if only briefly launching it at the start.
Led by Dr. Alex Langlands of Swansea University and involving Hafod Primary School, Pentrehafod Comprehensive School, Crisis and volunteers from the Musgrave Crane Crew, the idea is to explore the history of the Hafod Morfa Copperworks site through creative projects lead by each group and present the work in a few months time.
We were treated to a virtual fly-through of the site as well as a fascinating talk about the drone survey that was carried out before Christmas, and a virtual reality tour based on that survey.
The copperworks site is one of the last remaining visible examples of Swansea's industrial heritage and a prominent reminder of those who helped to build our city into what it is today. It is an important link for the many communities around it to their own origins and to all the individual stories, tragedies, triumphs and extraordinary lives of those who worked there.
The Council is involved in restoring the area as an historical monument so we shall be hearing a lot more of it in years to come, and hopefully, it will become accessible as a visitor attraction so people can see it for themselves and better understand its history.
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