Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Morfa Quay
Landore, Swansea, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Landore, Swansea, designated on 3 January 1980.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Maritime
- Date of designation
- 3 January 1980
- Community
- Landore
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.64110, -3.93158
- Cadw reference
- 11700
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Sheet 10. Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. . (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 247 Swansea (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
On W bank of River Tawe and close to the bascule bridge at entrance to Swansea Athletic Stadium.
Exterior
Probably mid C19, restored. Ramped revetment wall of coursed stonework with dressed blocks to edges, some concrete facing and repairs. South part of revetment wall reinforced with iron tie-bars. Surface of quay has inset timber-frame with brick infill. Round iron core of former crane embedded in cement surface toward S end. Timber post towards N end.
The quay was used for unloading Cornish copper ore for the Morfa Copper works on W bank.
Nearby in the register
- Morfa Bridge and QuaysBridgeunder 1 mi
- Morfa BridgeTransportunder 1 mi
- Morfa BridgeNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- Quay walls at former Upper Bank WorksNo class recordedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.