Friends of Hafod Morfa Copperworks

7th November 1892. Daily News. THE GRENFELL COPPER WORKS. GOOD NEWS FOR SWANSEA. ‘The Grenfell Works, which have just been closed on the winding up of the company, have been acquired by the well-known firm of Merton, The firm already own the old-established Morfa Copper Works.

28 October 1937. Daily Post. NEW MUNITION FACTORY FOR SWANSEA Government Order For ICI. Landore Site Chosen. ‘YESTERDAY’S announcement that a munitions factory is to be established at Landore, by Imperial Chemical Industries, assures Swansea of important new undertakings.’

5th October 1850 - Cardiff & Merthyr Guardian. CONSECRATION OF ST. PAUL'S CHURCH, SKETTY. ‘The ceremony of consecrating the above church took place on Friday last.’ The church was built as a memorial to Jesse Vivian, the wife of Henry Hussey Vivian, who died following childbirth.

26th September 1895. Evening Express. SILVER ORE FROM SWANSEA - Stolen Outside St Pancras Station ‘Five boxes containing 31 silver ingots, were stolen from a van belonging to the Midland Railway. The silver was conveyed being consigned by Messrs. Vivian and Co., Swansea.

23rd September 1859 - Opening of South Docks - Swansea and Glamorgan Herald . OPENING OF THE NEW DOCKS. ‘The extensive system of quays and docks which have been growing up, since 1852, on the west side of the port of Swansea were inaugurated on Sept. 23, with great ceremony.

17th September 1909. The Cambrian. CAMBRO-AMERICAN MINE AGENT MR. GEORGE MITCHELL " I am creating a new city in Arizona, called Swansea, and I am having a railroad linked up with the California and Arizona line.” Born in Swansea, Mitchell migrated to the USA in 1888.

15th September 1865 Cardiff & Merthyr Guardian. COPPER SMOKE. ‘Sir, the valuation of hundreds of acres in the neighbourhood of Swansea had to be reduced by one-half, as young stock cannot be reared at all, and cows and horses kept upon the grass soon die of salivation.’

14th September 1906. The Cambrian. A GIANT PLATE IN SWANSEA. The largest yellow metal plate ever rolled by Messrs. Vivian and Sons was successfully completed at the Hafod Works. The plate is for the condensers of the Cunard steamship Mauretania, one of the world’s largest ships

9 September 1865, Swansea - The sailing barque 'Hecla' tied up at Swansea’s North Dock with an cargo of copper ore. Three hours after going ashore one of its crew died of yellow fever. In the next 25 days, at least 27 inhabitants of Swansea were infected and 15 of them died.

STARTING TOMORROW We will be introducing those individuals and organisations who are attending this year's History & Heritage Fair at the National Waterfront Museum which will take place on the 26th and 27th September.

19th August 1865. Monmouthshire Merlin. SWANSEA The Copper Smoke. ‘We announce that Messrs. Vivian and Sons, the copper ore smelters, are erecting gigantic works and furnaces for giving practical effect to the discoveries of a German chemist for the consumption of copper smokes.’

Our next free talk is this Saturday, 15th August, at 11:00 am, in Swansea’s Waterfront Museum, when Peter Rees will be speaking on “Queen Elizabeth I and the Origins of the Swansea Copper Industry”. Also on sale at the talk will be Peter’s publication ’From Field to Furnace’.

13th August 1886. The Cambrian. VISIT TO SIEMEN'S STEEL WORKS. The members of the Swansea Scientific Society visited the Landore Siemen's Steel Works. Leaving High-street Station, the party reached Landore, and following the course of the Viaduct, were conducted to the new Works.

8th August 1919 Daily Leader. SINGLETON. Completion of the purchase. Full Terms of the Deal. PRICE £90,000. ‘Details on which the Singleton Estate is being acquired by the Swansea Corporation are given in the minutes of the Parliamentary Committee's last meeting.’

6th August 1847, Pembrokeshire Herald. ‘The lately patented process of smelting copper by electricity produces, in less than two days, what required three weeks to effect. And the saving of fuel is vast, in Swansea smelters estimate their annual saving at £500,000.

Our next free talk is on Saturday 15th August, at 11:00 am, in the Ocean Room of Swansea’s Waterfront Museum. Peter Rees, will be speaking on “Queen Elizabeth I and the Origins of the Swansea Copper Industry.”

19th July 1920 Daily Post “Royal Visit to Swansea” Having stayed on the Royal Yacht, during a two day visit George V and Queen Mary opened the Queen’s dock and visited Vivian & Sons’ copper works and Baldwins Ltd tinplate works and laid the foundation stone for the University.

16th July 1897 South Wales Daily News. ‘The memoir of Richard Hussey Vivian. First Baron Vivian," is not without interest in this locality for it deals with the life of the late Lord Swansea’s uncle, the period of the Peninsular War and the campaign that ended with Waterloo.’