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Foxhole River Staithes and Swansea Coal 1300-1840: A Brief History

Foxhole River Staithes and Swansea Coal 1300-1840: A Brief History

Paperback

General World History

ISBN10: 1739353358
ISBN13: 9781739353353
Publisher: Nyddfwch
Published: Apr 19 2025
Pages: 106
Weight: 0.46
Height: 0.28 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Foxhole River Staithes are a set of enigmatic structures on the banks of the River Tawe near the remains of the White Rick Copper Works. Although now hidden by trees and slowly deteriorating, they were once the centre of the incredible coal industry that dominated Kilvey and Foxhole in Swansea. This book describes the history of coal in early Swansea and explains the significance of the last remaining structures of the coal industry of early Swansea before the arrival of copper smelting in the 1730s. The story of the coal mines of Swansea, the coal export trade and the ships that visited eighteenth-century Swansea are all described. The book also includes the results of photogrammetric surveys of the surviving structures to give the story of the true significance of the Foxhole Staithes and their place in Welsh history.

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