History

Quay walls, part of the stone quays and tidal basins, which by the early C19, almost continuously lined the 4.8km dredged and navigable length of the lower Afon Tawe. This quay enabled sea-going vessels to service the Upper Bank Works on the E side of the river. The works were founded mid C18 by London merchant Chauncey Townsend initially smelting lead and zinc. The main activity changed to copper-smelting around 1775 and, as a result of George Muntz patenting ''yellow metal'' for the sheathing of ships, zinc-smelting was reintroduced on a large-scale in 1838-42. The works closed in 1928.

Exterior

Quay walls of squared rubble stone originally with rounded slag coping. Some 100m in length with curve in one third of way along and at the S end, the curves serving to angle the quay out of the river current. Only a short length at the N end has original copings.

Reasons for Listing

Listed as early industrial quay walls and for group value with Morfa bridge and quay.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29504757

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Recommended Books

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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)