YMDDIRIEDOLAETH BAD CYMUNEDOL ABERTAWE CYMUNEDOL BAD YMDDIRIEDOLAETH SWANSEA COMMUNITY BOAT TRUST BOAT COMMUNITY SWANSEA 9. The J Shed is another old 14. To provide a new course for dock warehouse refurbished the river, The New Cut1845 was for a new use. excavated. If you look upstream, 10. The Norwegian you will see how straight the Seamen’s Church was river is. The new channel took brought to South Wales in three years to dig out and was the 19th. Century for use a major achievement for the by Scandinavian seamen, engineers of the day. mostly employed in the 15. As you cross New timber trade. Cut Bridge, the site of the eritae Trai 11. The Ice House circa 1880 Cambrian Copperworks 1720 Llwybr Treftadaeth Camlas Afon Tawe produced ice for the fishing is on the left bank. There are also industry. no visible remains of the famous From earliest times, ships moored Ers y dyddiau cynharaf, angorodd Cameron’s Wharf circa 1847 by William Butler. Swansea Musuem Collection Cambrian Pottery 1764-1870 at quays along the river bank. llongau mewn ceiau ar hyd glan and Glamorgan Pottery 1814- North Dock Entrance Entering North Dock 1. We start our walk at the 1. Dechreuwn ein taith ger Swansea Castle was built in the yr afon. Adeiladwyd Castell Ship plate made at the Cambrian Pottery 1838, but there are displays National Waterfront Museum 14th. Century to protect the port. Abertawe yn y bedwaredd ganrif . Amgueddfa Genedlaethol y of their products at Swansea Warws y Sea-going ships could follow the ar ddeg. Canrif i ddiogelu’r The Coastline Warehouse, now Glannau. Adeiladwyd Museum and the Glyn Vivian Glannau river inland to load coal. The porthladd. Gallai llongau morol part of the NWM, was built , sydd bellach yn rhan o Gallery. history of the river navigation is ddilyn yr afon i mewn i’r tir i in 1898 to store goods passing AGG, ym 1898 i storio nwyddau the story of Swansea itself. lwytho glo. Hanes y gamlas yw through the docks. a oedd yn pasio drwy’r dociau. 2. The Swansea Museum 2. Arddangosion Arnofiol Discover how the Tawe River stori Abertawe ei hun. Floating Exhibits Amgueddfa Abertawe navigation helped create Darganfyddwch sut helpodd . These historic . “Copperopolis”, one of the camlas Afon Tawe greu ships – the Helwick Lightship, Defnyddiwyd yr holl longau greatest industrial powerhouses “Copperopolis”, un o’r pwerdai ‘Canning’ tug and ‘Olga’ the hanesyddol hyn – goleulong a that the World has ever known. diwydiannol mwyaf yn y byd Bristol Channel pilot cutter - were adwaenir fel Helwick, tynfad o’r erioed. all used to bring vessels safely into enw ‘Canning’, ac ‘Olga’, Llong Parc Tawe port. Cytar Peilotiaid Môr Hafren – i Shopping Centre ddod â llongau’n ddiogel i mewn 3. The Tramway Centre is also Coal shipping, North Dock part of Swansea Museum, which i’r porthladd. Camlas Afon Tawe Afon Camlas can be found a short walk away ➔ 15 The Norwegian Church Llwybr Treftadaeth Llwybr WIND STREET in the Royal Institution building To Park & Ride 1841. Superstore Leisure Centre 14 12 13 National Waterfront Museum Swansea Museum The Swansea The J Shed Museum Floating National Waterfront Museum 11 Exhibits 1 3 2 5 Sail Bridge 9 4 The Dylan Thomas Centre 10 South Dock 6 The Ice House 13. Wrth i chi ddychwelyd i lan yr afon, cadwch lygaid am waith carreg South Dock circa 1909 Mynedfa Doc y Gogledd 1852 wedi’i osod yn y llwybr. Wrth i’r M4 A48 porthladd ddod yn brysur â glo, copr 47 45 4. The South Dockopened in a masnachau eraill, trawsnewidiwyd 46 A4067 A48 A48 Using the Park & Defnyddio’r Gwasanaeth A4240 1859 for coal exports, general tro yn yr afon yn “ddoc sy’n arnofio”, A483 44 Ride Service Parcio a Theithio cargo and a large fishing fleet. gyda llifddorau i ddal y dwˆr pan fo’r Neath A48 Within a century, the trade had llanw’n mynd allan. Caeodd Doc A484 Leave your car at Landore P&R. Gadewch eich car yng moved to new, larger docks on y Gogledd ym 1928 a Chanolfan Take the bus to City Centre, Nghanolfan Parcio a Theithio the east side of the River Tawe. Siopa Parc Tawe yw’r safle bellach. Er getting off at Caer Street. Walk Glandwˆr. Ewch ar y bws i Ganol A4217 43 South Dock was abandoned until hynny mae bolard a ddefnyddiwyd i A4067 towards Swansea Castle, then y Ddinas, gan ddisgyn yn Heol Tawe River Navigation 42 it found a new use as Swansea glymu llongau yn goroesi o hyd y tu Herirtage Trail turn right down Wind Street. Caer. Cerddwch i gyfeiriad Marina. ôl i’r uwch farchnad. A483 Llwybr Treftadaeth A48 Watch out for medieval Cross Castell Abertawe cyn troi i’r dde Camlas Afon Tawe. Keys Inn (first street on right). i lawr Stryd y Gwynt. Cadwch 5. St. Nicholas Seamen’s 14. I ddarparu cwrs newydd i’r afon, Swansea A483 Y New Cut M4 At the end of Wind Street, you olwg am dafarn ganoloesol Church 1868 was a Mission for cloddiwyd ym 1845. Os A4118 A4067 will see the fine red brick and y Cross Keys (i lawr yr heol the numerous seamen passing edrychwch i fyny’r afon, gallwch weld stone former Swansea Harbour gyntaf ar y dde). Ar ben pellaf through the docks. pa mor syth mae’r afon. Cymerodd Trust building. Nearby is Swansea Stryd y Gwynt fe welwch chi’r 6. The Pump House1900 dair blynedd i balu’r culfor newydd ac roedd yn Museum with its stone columns. adeilad hardd o gerrig a brics 7 gyflawniad mawr i beirianyddion y dydd. originally provided hydraulic The Sail Bridge Don’t cross the main road, but cochion a oedd gynt yn gartref power to operate the adjacent The Pump House 15. Wrth i chi groesi’r Bont New Cut, mae safle turn right and walk towards i Ymddiriedolaeth Harbwr swing bridge and the dock gates. Gweithfeydd Copr Cambrian 1720 ar y lan ar y the crossing for the National Abertawe. Mae Amgueddfa 7. The late 19th century Pilots’ 3. Mae Canolfan Tramffordd chwith. Hefyd nid oes unrhyw olion gweladwy yn River Tawe Grochendy Cambrian Waterfront Museum. You are Abertawe gerllaw, â’i cholofnau House was once the base for hefyd yn rhan o Amgueddfa weddill o 1764-1870 na Chrochendy Morgannwg now at the start of the Tawe cerrig. Yn lle croesi’r ffordd Swansea Sea Pilots, who still bring Abertawe, sydd ond tro byr o 1814-1838, ond mae 8. Bu Argae Tawe 1992 yn codi 8 Navigation Trail. fawr, trowch i’r dde tua’r ships safely into the port. The adeilad y Sefydliad Brenhinol arddangosfeydd o’u cynnyrch yn Amgueddfa Abertawe lefelau’r dwˆr ar hyd yr afon yn groesfan i gyrraedd Amgueddfa tall castellated tower was to “look 1841. ac Oriel Glynn Vivian. eritae Trai The Pilots’ House barhaol. Tuag at y môr mae’r Genedlaethol y Glannau. Rydych out” for approaching ships. Sponsored by: chi wedi cyrraedd man cychwyn 4. Agorodd Doc y De ym Pierau, a adeiladwyd gyntaf yn 8. The Tawe Barrage Llwybr Treftadaeth Camlas Afon 1992 1859 ar gyfer allforio glo, cargo yr 1800au cynnar i gysgodi’r Tawe. permanently raised the water cyffredinol a llynges bysgota fawr. mynediad i Afon Tawe. levels along the river. Towards the O fewn canrif roedd y fasnach 12. Crossing the Sail Bridge you 9. Mae’r Sied J yn hen warws doc sea are the Piers, first built in early wedi symud i ddociau mwy, will see Swansea’s first Guild Hall arall wedi’i ailwampio ar gyfer 1800s to shelter the entrance to newydd ar ochr ddwyreiniol yr 1825, now the Dylan Thomas defnydd newydd. Published by the Swansea Community Boat Trust, working with the the River Tawe. Afon Tawe. Gwnaed Doc y De Centre. If you have time, walk A view of Swansea in the late Riverside Communities Group, HERIAN - heritage in action, Swansea around the nearby streets to 10. Daeth Eglwys Morwyr 19th Century. Courtesy of The Tramway Centre and yn segur tan iddo ddarganfod Associated British Ports Museum and the City and County of Swansea. Coastline Warehouse defnydd newydd fel Marina see the fine late-Georgian town Norwy i dde Cymru yn y All opinions expressed are those of the Trust. Abertawe. houses in Cambrian Place and the bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg i’w defnyddio gan forwyr Llychlyn, 5. Roedd Eglwys Morwyr St. Assembly Rooms, dating from the Boat Trips wedi’u cyflogi’n bennaf yn y Nicholas 1868 yn Genhadaeth mid-1820s when the area was a The Trust will soon be running a Community Boat on the Tawe River fashionable seaside resort. fasnach bren. Navigation. Support has already come from: Associated British Ports, i nifer o forwyr a oedd yn pasio drwy’r dociau. 13. As you return to the 11. Roedd y Tyˆ Iâ, sy’n dyddio Astleys, Bevan Buckland Chartered Accountants, Councillor Audrey o tua 1880, yn cynhyrchu iâ i’r 6. Yn wreiddiol darparodd Y Tyˆ river bank, watch out for the Clement, Cooperative Community Fund, The Duke of Beaufort, diwydiant pysgota. Mr John Dyer, Environment Agency “Splash”, J.M.Fabweld, GE Pwmpio 1900 bwˆer hydrolig i stonework of the North Dock The Tawe Barrage Baglan Bay, Grand Theatre, The Junction Morfa Shopping Park, Letha weithredu gatiau’r doc a’r bont entrance 1852 set into the 12. Wrth groesi’r Bont Hwylio Consultancy, Rank Foundation, City and County of Swansea, Swansea droi gyfagos. footpath. As the port became byddwch yn gweld Neuadd y busy with coal, copper and other Dref gyntaf Abertawe (1825), Park & Ride Service, 3M, Tidy Towns, Wales National Pool, Welsh 7.