Wrysgan Slate Quarry SH678456

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Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Adit Portal
Adit Portal
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Looking Towards Incline Head
Looking Towards Incline Head
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Remains of Incline Engine
Remains of Incline Engine
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Incline Gear on Ground
Incline Gear on Ground
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Looking Down Incline
Looking Down Incline
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Frame of a Dressing Machine
Frame of a Dressing Machine
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Remains of the Mill
Remains of the Mill
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: High Adit with Daylight Inside
High Adit with Daylight Inside
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Small Chamber Breaking to Daylight
Small Chamber Breaking to Daylight
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Chamber with Window
Chamber with Window
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Roof Collapse
Roof Collapse
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Gaping Drop
Gaping Drop
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Massive Chamber
Massive Chamber
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Looking up the Incline
Looking up the Incline
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Looking down the incline from the dam road
Looking down the incline from the dam road
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Remains of a belt-driven Pillar Drill
Remains of a belt-driven Pillar Drill
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: High Chamber
High Chamber
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Wrestling with a camera
Wrestling with a camera
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Inside a daylit chamber
Inside a daylit chamber
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Looking down into a chamber
Looking down into a chamber
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Exploring a small chamber
Exploring a small chamber
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Looking into a chamber
Looking into a chamber
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Massive Chamber
Massive Chamber
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Panorama
Panorama

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Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Warning
Warning
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Ceiling Slab 'Of Death!'
Ceiling Slab 'Of Death!'
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Celing slab 2
Celing slab 2
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Climbing up Level 2 to 3
Climbing up Level 2 to 3

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Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Now repaired and goes right across.
Now repaired and goes right across.
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Top entrance - Three levels down
Top entrance - Three levels down
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Exteme Scrabble in context
Exteme Scrabble in context
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Readable Scrabble
Readable Scrabble

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Wrysgan Slate Quarry: head of the main incline
head of the main incline
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: a view from cwmorthin
a view from cwmorthin
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: daylight
daylight
Wrysgan Slate Quarry:
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Top of the Incline
Top of the Incline
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Tip
Tip
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: tunnel
tunnel
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: tired
tired

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Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Miles in Wrysgan
Miles in Wrysgan
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Through the Tunnel
Through the Tunnel
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: The Man-Way
The Man-Way
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Inside Wrysgan
Inside Wrysgan

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Wrysgan Slate Quarry:  Incline head
Incline head
Wrysgan Slate Quarry:  Winding gear
Winding gear
Wrysgan Slate Quarry:  Incline tunnel
Incline tunnel
Wrysgan Slate Quarry:  Winding cog
Winding cog
Wrysgan Slate Quarry:  Incline top
Incline top
Wrysgan Slate Quarry:  Floor 8 view
Floor 8 view
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Slate still in situ floor 7
Slate still in situ floor 7
Wrysgan Slate Quarry:  Floor 7
Floor 7
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Floor 8 window
Floor 8 window
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Floor 7 Looking down
Floor 7 Looking down
Wrysgan Slate Quarry:  Floor 7
Floor 7
Wrysgan Slate Quarry:  Floor 7
Floor 7
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Floor 5-ish
Floor 5-ish
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Floor 2
Floor 2
Wrysgan Slate Quarry:  Floor 1 adit
Floor 1 adit

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Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Derelict mill building 16/10/08
Derelict mill building 16/10/08
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Level 2 chamber break-out 16/10/08
Level 2 chamber break-out 16/10/08
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Level 5 entrance chamber 16/10/08
Level 5 entrance chamber 16/10/08
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Level 5 entrance chamber 16/10/08
Level 5 entrance chamber 16/10/08
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Level 5 entrance chamber 16/10/08
Level 5 entrance chamber 16/10/08
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Level 4 chamber, huge boulders from roof fall 16/10/08
Level 4 chamber, huge boulders from roof fall 16/10/08
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Level 6 chamber 16/10/08
Level 6 chamber 16/10/08
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Level 6, huge inclined chamber 16/10/08
Level 6, huge inclined chamber 16/10/08
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Level 6 chamber 16/10/08
Level 6 chamber 16/10/08
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Mill level. Exit tramway 16/10/08
Mill level. Exit tramway 16/10/08
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Former lorry engine 16/10/08
Former lorry engine 16/10/08
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Remains of steam engine 16/10/08
Remains of steam engine 16/10/08
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Belt drive-shaft
Belt drive-shaft
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Derelict wagon 16/10/08
Derelict wagon 16/10/08

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Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Wrysgan/Cwmorthin Long Haul Trip 2011
Wrysgan/Cwmorthin Long Haul Trip 2011

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Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Incline
Incline
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Floor 1
Floor 1
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Floor 1
Floor 1
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: The entrance to floor 4 from floor 3
The entrance to floor 4 from floor 3
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Level 4
Level 4
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Floor 5 near the drum house
Floor 5 near the drum house
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Floor 5 near the drum house
Floor 5 near the drum house
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Floor 5 near the drum house
Floor 5 near the drum house
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Floor 5 near the drum house
Floor 5 near the drum house
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Floor 5 adit - near the drum house
Floor 5 adit - near the drum house
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: The barracks
The barracks
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: The reservoir
The reservoir
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: An adit into floor 6 near the reservoir
An adit into floor 6 near the reservoir
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: The ventilating adit
The ventilating adit
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Looking into one of the floor 6 caverns
Looking into one of the floor 6 caverns
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Another view of the barracks
Another view of the barracks
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Looking through the incline
Looking through the incline
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Looking down the incline
Looking down the incline
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: The top of the incline
The top of the incline
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: The remains at the top of the incline
The remains at the top of the incline
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: The remains at the top of the incline
The remains at the top of the incline
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: The remains of a building on the side of the tip
The remains of a building on the side of the tip

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Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Looking towards the short tunnel at head of Wrysgan's well preserved external incline
Looking towards the short tunnel at head of Wrysgan's well preserved external incline
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Old quarry buildings and equipment forlorn on a misty day
Old quarry buildings and equipment forlorn on a misty day
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: A misty day at Wrysgan quarry
A misty day at Wrysgan quarry
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Large chamber opening to a
Large chamber opening to a "window" Upper floor of Wrysgan quarry.
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: At top of vertical descent into massive chamber!
At top of vertical descent into massive chamber!
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Quarry buildings in the mist, Wrysgan.
Quarry buildings in the mist, Wrysgan.
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Massive rock falls are characteristic of this quarry
Massive rock falls are characteristic of this quarry
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Entrance to the lower level adit - Wrysgan - October 2010 trip  Standing here was rather uncomfortable due to the cold air venting out of the vast workings of Wrysgan
Entrance to the lower level adit - Wrysgan - October 2010 trip Standing here was rather uncomfortable due to the cold air venting out of the vast workings of Wrysgan
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: large chamber entered from lowest level
large chamber entered from lowest level
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Standing in vast chamber at lowest level:  This photo gives some idea of the width of these chambers
Standing in vast chamber at lowest level: This photo gives some idea of the width of these chambers
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Lower level adit  We found the foor of this adit to be flooded and a very cold draught was blowing through from the huge chambers beyond!
Lower level adit We found the foor of this adit to be flooded and a very cold draught was blowing through from the huge chambers beyond!
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Looking towards the vast Cwmorthin tips from the vicinity of Wrysgan lower adit
Looking towards the vast Cwmorthin tips from the vicinity of Wrysgan lower adit
Wrysgan Slate Quarry:
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: large chamber on lower level  This photo gives some idea of the vastness of the  workings!
large chamber on lower level This photo gives some idea of the vastness of the workings!
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Slab waggon - Wrysgan
Slab waggon - Wrysgan
Wrysgan Slate Quarry: Adit leading to the bottom of the workings where one can look up into a series of massive chambers.
Adit leading to the bottom of the workings where one can look up into a series of massive chambers.

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