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Swansea Ramblers Walk


Copper Quarter

8th January 2022

Leader: Christine Rees




Christine led 16 of us south from White Rock to the West Pier.  We returned on the western side of the Tawe to the Copper Quarter.

Despite the forecast, the weather remained mostly dry with only two short showers.  Often, we ignore the forecast of rain and are rewarded with a dry day out!



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Photographs



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Leader Christine Rees


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Christine tells us about the industrial history of the area


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Looking southward down the Tawe


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Remains of industry


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The cycle path was a railway line and before that, a canal


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Had been wet earlier


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Christine told us more history along the way


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Merchant Navy War Memorial


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The old Ice factory


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The 'Sail' Bridge across the Tawe
(Which we didn't use)



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We instead used the Trafalgar Bridge


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The West Pier had reopened after extensive repairs


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Long walk out into the bay


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But good views of Swansea


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The Mumbles Lifeboat crossed the bay to be here


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Still fishing vessels here


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Christine tells us about the Pilot House


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Cormorants


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Marina Lockgates


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Starting off again after lunch


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Crossing the lock gates


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Christine tells us about Weaver's Mill that used to stand here


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There are information plaques to tell us about the history


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Having a Hitchcock moment?


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Walked past Bathesda Chapel


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A short shower came down


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This marks the entrance to the Hafod Copperworks


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Statues have been erected


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The last remaining chimney stacks


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More information about the area





Ordnance Survey map of the route walked
Resizable and draggable
(Can be reset to original dimensions by refreshing the page)
Green Swansea Ramblers logo markers where present can be clicked to provide more information



All photographs Copyright  Andrew Morgan 2022
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