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The mines inspector has advised that groups should not go between floor 4 to 5 due to loose ceiling slab. (see photos). It is situated on the climb up to floor 5 just after the short climb up to the tunnels on floor 5.

posted by Steve on 29/01/2007

 

Wrysgan Slate Quarry


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Having a look around
 
Photos uploaded by Miles
Wrysgan - Panorama Wrysgan - Massive Chamber Wrysgan - Looking into a chamber Wrysgan - Exploring a small chamber Wrysgan - Looking down into a chamber Wrysgan - Inside a daylit chamber Wrysgan - Wrestling with a camera Wrysgan - High Chamber Wrysgan - Remains of a belt-driven Pillar Drill Wrysgan - Looking down the incline from the dam road Wrysgan - Looking up the Incline Wrysgan - Massive Chamber Wrysgan - Gaping Drop Wrysgan - Roof Collapse Wrysgan - Chamber with Window Wrysgan - Small Chamber Breaking to Daylight Wrysgan - High Adit with Daylight Inside Wrysgan - Remains of the Mill Wrysgan - Frame of a Dressing Machine Wrysgan - Looking Down Incline Wrysgan - Incline Gear on Ground Wrysgan - Remains of Incline Engine Wrysgan - Looking Towards Incline Head Wrysgan - Adit Portal
 
Photos uploaded by Jon Steel
Wrysgan - Inside Wrysgan Wrysgan - The Man-Way Wrysgan - Through the Tunnel Wrysgan - Miles in Wrysgan
 
Photos uploaded by Simon Lowe
Wrysgan - Wrysgan - Wrysgan - Wrysgan - Wrysgan - Wrysgan - Wrysgan - Wrysgan - Wrysgan -
 
Photos uploaded by Corin
Wrysgan - Top entrance - Three levels down Wrysgan - Now repaired and goes right across.
 
Photos uploaded by Steve
Wrysgan - Climbing up Level 2 to 3 Wrysgan - Celing slab 2 Wrysgan - Ceiling Slab 'Of Death!' Wrysgan - Warning
 
Photos uploaded by Yorkshire Dave
Wrysgan - Floor 3 Going down Wrysgan - Floor 1 adit Wrysgan - Floor 2 Wrysgan - Floor 5-ish Wrysgan - Floor 7 Wrysgan - Floor 7 Wrysgan - Floor 7 Looking down Wrysgan - Floor 8 window Wrysgan - Floor 7 Wrysgan - Slate still in situ floor 7 Wrysgan - Floor 8 view Wrysgan - Incline top Wrysgan - Winding cog Wrysgan - Incline tunnel Wrysgan - Winding gear Wrysgan - Incline head
 
Photos uploaded by Inspector gadget
Wrysgan - Incline
 
Photos uploaded by Barney
Wrysgan - The remains of a building on the side of the tip Wrysgan - The remains at the top of the incline Wrysgan - The remains at the top of the incline Wrysgan - The top of the incline Wrysgan - Looking down the incline Wrysgan - Looking through the incline Wrysgan - Another view of the barracks Wrysgan - Looking into one of the floor 6 caverns Wrysgan - The ventilating adit Wrysgan - An adit into floor 6 near the reservoir Wrysgan - The reservoir Wrysgan - The barracks Wrysgan - Floor 5 adit - near the drum house Wrysgan - Floor 5 near the drum house Wrysgan - Floor 5 near the drum house Wrysgan - Floor 5 near the drum house Wrysgan - Floor 5 near the drum house Wrysgan - Level 4 Wrysgan - The entrance to floor 4 from floor 3 Wrysgan - Floor 1 Wrysgan - Floor 1
 
Photos uploaded by Lady
Wrysgan -
 
Photos uploaded by Team Trapp
Wrysgan - tired Wrysgan - tunnel Wrysgan - Tip Wrysgan - Top of the Incline Wrysgan - Wrysgan - daylight Wrysgan - a view from cwmorthin Wrysgan - head of the main incline
 

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