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Oakeley Slate Quarry

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Documents, Maps, Surveys and Trip Reports for Oakeley Slate Quarry

Other Document: Floor to Floor - An Underground Tour In Oakeley & Votty 1955 (Caban Article) Grahami (pdf)
Other Document: An Oakeley Company Advertisement - one of the last Grahami (pdf)
Other Document: 1926 Managers Progress Report Miles (pdf)

General Pictures by Miles

33 Photographs in total. See All

Oakeley - Chain on H

Oakeley - H - I Stairs

Oakeley - Quartz on H

Oakeley - Old Bucket

Oakeley - Rockmans Rest

Oakeley - Caban on H

Oakeley - Caban in the Water

Oakeley - DE Floor after rain

Oakeley - Above CWD

Oakeley - Unplesant Drop

Oakeley - Level F Old Vein

Oakeley - Timbered Junction on Level F Old Vein

Oakeley - Abseil to F Floor Old Vein

Oakeley - Lefel Dwr

Oakeley - Lefel Dwr

Oakeley - Floor 8 Engine Level

Oakeley - Winch

Oakeley - Winch Detail

Oakeley - Drill

Oakeley - Incline 5 Motor, Gears and Brake

Collections of other pictures by Miles

Pictures Uploaded 05/02/2006

Pictures Uploaded 06/11/2005

Pictures Uploaded 14/12/2008

Pictures Uploaded 25/08/2008

Pictures Uploaded 28/07/2006

General Pictures by Mwynwr

6 Photographs in total. See All

Oakeley -

Oakeley -

Oakeley -

Oakeley -

Oakeley -

Oakeley -

General Pictures by Gareth Jones

2 Photographs in total. See All

Oakeley - 'Trwnc' Oakley 197#

Oakeley - Y Trwnc ac olion 'Y Fall Fawr

General Pictures by Llion

1 Photographs in total. See All

Oakeley - Oakeley K Trwnc

General Pictures by Corin

4 Photographs in total. See All

Oakeley - Kettle on H Level

Oakeley - HMS Inflatable - ready for action - Level H

Oakeley - 60 ? years under water

Oakeley - Above the current workings

General Pictures by Allan

2 Photographs in total. See All

Oakeley -

Oakeley -

General Pictures by martin poole

2 Photographs in total. See All

Oakeley - U.C.E.T. Member Wez

Oakeley - U.C.E.T. Member Wez

General Pictures by AndyC

12 Photographs in total. See All

Oakeley - Oakley - Glan y Don viaduct

Oakeley - Oakley incline

Oakeley - Oakley: Drum house

Oakeley - Oakley: Drum House

Oakeley - Oakley: incline

Oakeley - Oakley: Incline

Oakeley - Oakley: Glan y Don viaduct

Oakeley - Oakley Quarry -War memorial

Oakeley - Oakley WW1 war memorial

Oakeley - Oakley - zig zag path

Oakeley - Oakley: zig zag path

Oakeley - Oakley: Zig zag path and incline

General Pictures by Simon Hughes

5 Photographs in total. See All

Oakeley - Oakley Pit (1981)

Oakeley - Gas Plant (1981)

Oakeley - Incline head (1979)

Oakeley -

Oakeley - Roof Inspectors (1895)

General Pictures by Tony Pritchard

7 Photographs in total. See All

Oakeley - Inflating the boat at 'H' level

Oakeley - Flooded chamber at 'H' level

Oakeley - H Level passage

Oakeley - Corin climbing from H up to G

Oakeley - Kettle on H floor

Oakeley - Writing on a slab.

Oakeley - Breakthrough to F floor

Historical pictures and photographs

72 Photographs in total. See All

Oakeley - Floor DE New Vein

Oakeley - Floor C Chamber 13 North

Oakeley - Chamber 12 New Vein

Oakeley - Floor G Turbine pump chamber

Oakeley - Floor G Pump shaft

Oakeley - Floor G

Oakeley - G Floor Arches Level

Oakeley - Waterfall on G floor

Oakeley - G Floor Chamber and Wall

Oakeley - G Floor Chambers exposed

Oakeley - G Floor - Under the boulder

Oakeley - G floor Arches Inclines

Oakeley - G Floor Arches Incline Plaque

Oakeley - DE Floor Turbine Pipe

Oakeley - DE Floor Turbine Pipes

Oakeley - Floor G Turbine Pipe

Oakeley - G Floor Turbine Pipe

Oakeley - G Floor Turbine Pipe

Oakeley - Floor G - Pump Chamber

Oakeley - G Floor Turbine

Oakeley - G Floor level

Oakeley - Floor DE Main Level

Oakeley - G FLoor - Vertical Balance Shaft

Oakeley - G Floor Vertical Balance Shaft

Oakeley - G Floor Rising Main from L Floor

Oakeley - G floor rising main

Oakeley - G FLoor Rising Main

Oakeley - Gloddfa Ganol Floor 5 Tour

Oakeley - Gloddfa Ganol Floor 5 Tour

Oakeley - Gloddfa Ganol Floor 5 Tour

Oakeley - Floor 8 - Engine Level

Oakeley - Floor 9 Old Vein Timbered Level

Oakeley - Floor 9 New Vein

Oakeley - Floor 5 - Holland's Lefel Fawr

Oakeley - Floor 5 - Lefel Fawr

Oakeley - Floor 5 to C - floodlit

Oakeley - Floor 5 Lefel Fawr - Junction

Oakeley - Floor 5 Lefel Fawr Junction 2

Oakeley - Floor 1 - Middle Quarry Drainage Level

Oakeley - Floor 1 - Roof Support

Oakeley - Floor Roof Support -2

Oakeley - Floor 1 - Timbered level

Oakeley - Floor G - Lefall Dwr

Oakeley - Floor G Lefal Dwr - Arching

Oakeley - Floor G Lefal Dwr -Timbering

Oakeley - Floor 5 Tour 1980 - Chamber 11S

Oakeley - Floor 3 1980's Chamber 11 South

Oakeley - Floor 3 1980's - Chamber 11 south

Oakeley - Floor 5 Tour - Chamber 15N Tip

Oakeley - Floor 5 Tour - Chamber 15 before opening

Oakeley - Floor 5 Tour - Ch15 before opening

Oakeley - Floor 5 tour -CH12 before opening

Oakeley - Floor 5 Tour - Caban in Wall 12

Oakeley - Floor 5 Tour - Level in Wall 13

Oakeley - Floor 5 tour - Chamber 13 N

Oakeley - Floor 5 Tour - Chamber 16

Oakeley - Floor 5 Tour - Ch11s before opening

Oakeley - Floor 5 tour - Chamber 11s on 3 floodlit

Oakeley - K Trwnc Incline Head 1968/9

Oakeley - The K Trwnc from Bonc Coedan 1968/69

Oakeley - C Incline crimp 1968/69

Oakeley - C Incline Stage 1968/69

Oakeley - C Incline Motor 1968/69

Oakeley - C Incline Motor Control 1968/69

Oakeley - Bonc Coedan 1968/69

Oakeley - Bonce Coedan and C Incline from Middle Quarry 1968/69

Oakeley - No. 5 Incline House Middle Quarry 1968/69

Oakeley - Middle Quarry 1968/69

Oakeley - Bonc Coedan - No.5 Incline foor 1968/69

Oakeley - Bonc Coedan Mill 1968/69

Oakeley - Peak Quarry DE Floor 1968/69

Oakeley - DE Floor Peak Quarry Winch 1968/69

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