Celebrating Swansea

by David Gwynn

Swansea's history goes back to the foundation of a Viking trading post at the mouth of the River Tawe, on the south-west coast of Wales. The town grew following the Norman conquest when it was granted a charter giving it the status of a borough. Swansea was an important port for the area and during the Industrial Revolution it became the world's leading copper-smelting area. Nicknamed 'Copperopolis', it grew into Wales' second largest town. Although...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1398103608
• ISBN13: 9781398103603
• Release Date: January 2030
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages