Bryn Eglwys quarry was a slate quarry and mine near Abergynolwyn, in Merionethshire (now part of Gwynedd), Wales. More than 300 men worked at the site, making it the principal employer in the area. Two veins of slate, known as the Broad Vein and the Narrow Vein, were worked. The geology continues eastwards towards Corris and Dinas Mawddwy, and westwards towards Tywyn. Title. Bryneglwys Slate Quarry, Abergynolwyn Village and the Talyllyn Railway Underground workings at Bryneglwys Slate Quarry. Publication date: Friday, 30 Bryneglwys Slate Quarry, Abergynolwyn Village and the Talyllyn
Bryneglwys Slate Quarry, Abergynolwyn Village and the Talyllyn Railway Dinorwig Slate Quarry Mountain Landscape Ffestiniog: its Slate Mines and Quarries, “city of slates” and Railway to PorthmadogThe Talyllyn Railway, Bryneglwys quarry and Abergynolwyn village provide amazing snapshots of the extraction, processing, transport and community from the heyday of the World Heritage Site Talyllyn Railway
Bryneglwys Slate Quarry, Abergynolwyn Village and the Talyllyn Railway. The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales has become the UK’s newest UNESCO World Heritage History. Abergynolwyn around 1880, showing the village incline. Historically, the village was part of Merionethshire and its main industry was slate quarrying. The village was founded in the 1860s to house workers Abergynolwyn
Ffestiniog's slate mines, quarries, "city of slates" and the railway to Porthmadog; Bryneglwys slate quarry, Abergynolwyn village and the Talyllyn railwayDescription 1. Bryneglwys Slate Quarry is located on the south-east side of the Dysynni valley, above Abergynolwyn. Surface workings began here in the early nineteenth English Coflein
Bryn Eglwys quarry was a slate quarry and mine near Abergynolwyn, in Merionethshire,Wales. More than 300 men worked at the site, making it the principal employer in the Bryn Eglwys quarry was a slate quarry and mine near Abergynolwyn, in Merionethshire. At one time more than 300 men worked at the site, making it the principal employer in the area. Two veins of slate, known as the Broad Vein and the Narrow Vein, were worked. The site, which was in operation for just over 100 years, covered almost 5 km2.30F: Abergynolwyn and Bryn Eglwys • Hiking Route »
History Pre-preservation Operation. Abergynolwyn was the original passenger terminus. A mineral line extended south-west to the incline up to the slate quarry at Bryn Eglwys.The railway's first locomotive shed was at Ty Dwr, 0.25 miles (0.40 km) west of the station.This location was chosen as it had a plentiful water supply from the local stream, and was They bought the Bryn Eglwys quarry in 1864, traded as the Abergynolwyn Slate Company, and formed the Talyllyn Railway Company in 1865 to transport the slate for export. The line to the quarry, which passed above Abergynolwyn village, was built from the coast at Tywyn and opened in 1866. It was the first of the slate The Smear of Slavery on a Welsh Village Quadrant Online
Gorseddau and Prince of Wales slate quarries, railways and mill Ffestiniog's slate mines, quarries, "city of slates" and the railway to Porthmadog Bryneglwys slate quarry, Abergynolwyn village andThe narrow-gauge railways were a crucial part of the industry’s transport system and success, and their designs and engineering were copied worldwide. The Talyllyn Railway, Bryneglwys quarry and Abergynolwyn village provide amazing snapshots of the extraction, processing, transport and community from the heyday of the North Wales slate industry.World Heritage Site Talyllyn Railway
Abergynolwyn is a nineteenth-century village in the Dysynni valley in Merioneth, which was built by the Abergynolwyn Slate Company to house quarrymen working at Bryn Eglwys slate quarry (NPRN 40589) which opened in 1844, and stands close to the narrow-gauge Talyllyn Railway (NPRN 34946), which served both the quarry and the village.Nant Gwernol lies on the edge of Abergynolwyn village. It takes its name from a rocky river gorge with cascading waterfalls. Rugged peaks loom above the forested hillsides that are dotted with atmospheric ruins and slate spoil heaps. There are waymarked trails that follow the riverside and explore the remains of Bryn Eglwys Slate Quarry.Nant Gwernol Talyllyn Railway
History Abergynolwyn around 1880, showing the village incline. Historically, the village was part of Merionethshire and its main industry was slate quarrying.The village was founded in the 1860s to house workers at the nearby Bryn Eglwys quarry. The quarry brought in migrant workers from other areas of Wales and at one time the village had an Anglican Bryneglwys Slate Quarry, Abergynolwyn Village and the Talyllyn Railway Underground workings at Bryneglwys Slate Quarry Publication date: Friday, 30 November 2012. World Heritage Properties. The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales. DescriptionBryneglwys Slate Quarry, Abergynolwyn Village and the Talyllyn
Slates from Abergynolwyn: The story of Bryneglwys Slate QuarrybyAlanHolmes1986. AbouttheAbergynolwynCommunity HeritageProject The Abergynolwyn Community Heritage (ACH) project was set up in response to Gwynedd Council’s bid to acquire UNESCO World Heritage status for the North West Wales Slate Landscape Areas, In 1909, the Bryn Eglwys slate quarry, the Abergynolwyn estate and village and Talyllyn Railway came up for sale. Aware of the distress which would be caused by permanent closure of the quarry Sir Haydn bought the lot himself in 1911 for £5250, and became the sole owner of what became the Abergynolwyn Slate and Slab Company.Henry Haydn Jones
In July 2021, after development of a bid for over 10 years, the slate landscape of Northwest Wales was inscribed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. The areas included in the nomination include Penrhyn quarry and the Ogwen Valley, Dinorwic quarry, Nantlle Valley, Gorseddau and Prince of Wales quarries, Ffestiniog and Porthmadog, including the Even though I live very close to a former slate quarry, Bryneglwys, in a village largely built in the 19th century to house the quarrymen and their families, and even though I’ve been (loosely) involved with the local preparations of the bid to UNESCO, like many others I’m wondering how exactly my community will benefit.Abergynolwyn Jac o' the North
Aberllefenni quarry is the collective name of three slate quarries, Foel Grochan, Hen Gloddfa (also known as Hen Chwarel) and Ceunant Ddu, located in Cwm Hengae, just to the west of Aberllefenni, Gwynedd, North Wales.It was the longest continually operated slate mine in the world until its closure in 2003. Foel Grochan is the quarry on the north side Talyllyn Railway. The Talyllyn Railway in Mid-Wales was built to transport slate from a quarry near Abergynolwyn to the main line at Tywyn, about 8 miles away. Opened in 1865, it carried passengers from the start, and with the closure of the quarry in 1947, this now provides its main income. It became the world’s first preserved railway whenTalyllyn Railway Narrow Gauge Railway Museum
3 Historical background There was no village at Abergynolwyn before the opening of the Bryn Eglwys Slate Quarry, which was begun and expanded from the 1840s. The Tithe survey of Llanfihangel y Pennant parish, dated 1838, reveals only two farmsteads on the floor of the valley by the confluence of Afon Dysynni and Nant Gwernol.Moving Slate. The final part of the development was to provide a railway that would carry slate from the quarry. In early days, slate would have been carried out on horse back. In 1866, the Talyllyn narrow gauge railway was opened, running from Bryneglwys and Abergynolwyn to Tywyn.Bryneglwys Slate Quarry, Abergynolwyn Village and the Talyllyn
Holmes reports anecdotal evidence that Haydn Jones, the Bryneglwys slate quarry lessee 1911–1946, drove the adit in the hope of finding manganese. When work in the quarry was slack, a couple of men would be sent there to extract some material but Homes does not believe any useful manganese was ever found. Today, much of the quarry is hiddenBryn Eglwys quarry was a slate quarry and mine near Abergynolwyn, in Merionethshire (now part of Gwynedd), Wales.More than 300 men worked at the site, making it the principal employer in the area. Two veins of slate, known as the Broad Vein and the Narrow Vein, were worked.The geology continues eastwards towards Corris and Dinas Mawddwy, and Wikizero Bryn Eglwys quarry
Working the slate meant developing over 20 galleries or terraces, these climbing the slopes of Y Fronllwyd. Slate that was not good enough to be split and trimmed into roofing slate would be dumped, creating huge tips of waste. As the quarry developed, waterpower was used to raise wagons in innovative lifts (or “tanks” as they were called).
