Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Morfa Bridge and Quays
Landore, Swansea, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Scheduled monument
- Site type
- Bridge
- Period
- Post Medieval/Modern
- Community
- Landore
- Unitary authority
- Swansea
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates (centre of the scheduled area)
- 51.64137, -3.93179
- SAM number
- GM392
- Cadw record number
- 3740
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Summary description and reason for designation
The following provides a general description of the Scheduled Ancient Monument.
The monument consists of the remains of a bridge dating to the early 20th century. Morfa Bridge, built in 1909, is an iron and timber bascule bridge with stone abutments. It was originally designed to be raised from one side with the assistance of hydraulic power in the form of a counterpoised water tank, but it is now fixed.
The monument is of national importance for its potential to enhance our knowledge of early 20th century bridge and hydraulic construction techniques and transportation systems. It retains significant archaeological potential, with a strong probability of the presence of associated archaeological features and deposits. The structure itself may be expected to contain archaeological information concerning chronology and building techniques.
The scheduled area comprises the remains described and areas around them within which related evidence may be expected to survive.
Nearby in the register
- Morfa QuayMaritimeunder 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.