New conceptual pictures present how elements of Hafod-Morfa Copperworks, The Strand and Swansea Museum might look as soon as a multi-million pound mission to rejoice Swansea’s industrial heritage is full.
Additional preservation work on the copperworks and higher hyperlinks between the positioning and the town centre are among the many options of a Decrease Swansea Valley enchancment mission being led by Swansea Council.
An improve and enhancement of Swansea Museum to guard the venue and enhance the customer expertise and entry there additionally kinds a part of the general mission, which is being made potential because of the council efficiently bidding for £20m from the UK Authorities as a part of its levelling-up programme.
Extra info has additionally now been launched on all three components of the mission, which embrace:
- Restoration of the previous laboratory constructing on the copperworks to create restaurant and meals and beverage areas. Funding within the Musgrave and Vivian engine homes will see a brand new enclosure constructed to create a heritage customer attraction and café. The monitor and locomotive on the V & S shed may even be reinstated, a market can be created on the former Rolling Mill constructing, and landscaped public areas can be launched on website for guests.
- The set up of two pontoons alongside the River Tawe, and the creation of small retail items for native merchants on the Victorian arches on The Strand. An elevator from The Strand to Excessive Road may even be in launched and work can be carried out to considerably enhance the appear and feel of The Strand near its arches and tunnels. Retail pods and higher lighting can be put in place within the tunnels.
- A brand new-build extension at Swansea Museum – broadly celebrated because the oldest museum in Wales – to create extra exhibition, studying and gallery areas and convey elements of the collections saved on the Rolling Mill on the copperworks website to a public venue for show. Define plans embrace concepts for brand new conservation and assortment retailer areas together with schooling, studying and café areas which might additionally create improved hyperlinks with the open house to the rear of Swansea Museum and the close by Nationwide Waterfront Museum.
Cllr Robert Francis-Davies, Swansea Council’s Cupboard Member for Funding, Regeneration and Tourism, stated:
“Swansea has such a wealthy industrial heritage however extra funding was wanted to raised protect and rejoice it, following-on from the massive quantity of conservation work that’s already happening at websites just like the copperworks.
“The Decrease Swansea Valley mission will additional convey the copperworks website again into use and considerably enhance the appear and feel of The Strand, whereas additionally creating jobs for native individuals and progress alternatives for native companies.
“Hyperlinks between the copperworks website and the town centre and River Tawe may even be created to profit pedestrians and cyclists, and the improve and enhancement of Swansea Museum will mix with work on the copperworks to spice up our heritage tourism provide and higher inform the story of our proud industrial historical past.
“This main new funding provides to a regeneration programme already price over £1bn that’s remodeling Swansea into one of many UK’s greatest locations to reside, work, research and go to.”
The general regeneration programme contains on-going work to revamp the copperworks website. That is being carried out by Swansea agency John Weavers contractors on Swansea Council’s behalf, and can embrace a brand new Penderyn whisky distillery and customer centre.
That mission, due for completion this yr, is being made potential because of a £4m grant from The Nationwide Lottery Heritage Fund in Wales, and £500,000 from the Welsh Authorities.
Different plans for the world embrace rising Skyline proposals for Kilvey Hill that might, topic to approval, embrace a cable automobile system, luge runs and different amenities.
