Description: By 1851 Wales had become the worlds first industrial nation and the copper industry was at its heart. This website provides insights into the intriguing story of how Welsh businesses led the global copper trade for almost two centuries. Copper was at the heart of important scientific innovations. The industrialisation of this product changed the fabric of communities and landscapes during, and since, the industry's heyday.
By 1851 Wales had become the world’s first industrial nation and the copper industry was at its heart. This website provides insights into the intriguing story of how Welsh businesses led the global copper trade for almost two centuries. Copper was at the heart of important scientific innovations. The industrialisation of this product changed the fabric of communities and landscapes during, and since, the industry's heyday.
In September 2010 Swansea University and its partners embarked on the ESRC-funded project History, Heritage and Urban Regeneration: The Global and Local Worlds of Welsh Copper to raise much needed awareness of this forgotten industry. Following on from several initiatives such as Swansea Copper Day , the Hafod Regeneration Project and the Byd Copr Cymru-A World of Welsh Copper museum exhibition , this website provides a host of free resources created by the project. Many of the guides have been made avail
In January 2011 Swansea University entered into a partnership with the City and County of Swansea in order to explore ways of regenerating the site of the former site of the Hafod-Copperworks. The Cu @ Swansea project is developing a feasibilty plan for the site and in December 2011 was awarded a funding package of £521,000 by Cadw-Welsh Government as part of the Heritage Tourism Project. Click here for details.
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