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Slate Quarry
Worked from 1870s to 1930s

Jan 1st, 2024 from GWSI by Buddle-Bot

Nov 20th, 2025 by BertyBasset



North Wales
Bryneglwys
53.0202484, -3.2381129
SJ 1705 4771
Open Access
355m
#1,767


Small pit. Mostly cleared.*

Bulk removal has cleared most of the original waste tips and the main pit has been infilled. A short section at the head of the haulage incline still survives, together with a few concrete machine bases from the 1930s.



Largest of several small pits in the area and worked mainly in the 1870s and 1880s, using a table incline that began as a water-balance system and was probably later converted to steam winding. It was revived in the 1890s with a new mill powered by an internal combustion engine, then saw a short final phase in the 1930s when sawing took place in a temporary shed, before closing for good in 1935.


Publications (1)

  • Richards, Alun John (1991); Gazeteer of the Welsh Slate Industry, A; Gwasg Carreg Gwalch 978-0863811968





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