Event Type: Branch

Takes Place: 15th August 2026

Time: 11am

Venue: National Waterfront Museum, Swansea

Description: From the high point of producing over 70% of the world’s output of refined copper, the growth of the world’s leading producer is traced back to its starting point in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

How to book: No booking required

Price: Free

Email: historyliz1565@yahoo.com

Website: www.haswansea.org.uk

Organiser: Swansea Branch

Lecturer: Peter Rees

Comments: Peter Rees was born, raised and educated in Swansea, and spent his entire working life with the American multinational Signode Corporation. Transferring to the International Division of the company in 1979, Peter’s work in the Human Resource Department t

Region: Wales

Branch: Swansea