Autumn at Cwmorthin, 2007.....7.

Making good progress.

  

Large rocks.

  

View from the old winding drum house.

    

Walk at Cwm Penmachno. May 2018.....12.

Drum house to the right.

  

Time to climb again.

  

Mother nature reclaiming by covering the incline.

 

Walk at Cwm Penmachno. May 2018.....11.

Tree growing out of drum house.

Looking down the quarry.

  

Top of incline.

 

Walk at Cwm Penmachno. May 2018.....10.

Old roof beam, carved in 1930, older than me!

  

Looking down the valley from the old winding drum house.

  

Distant incline.

 

Trip to Llanberis quarries.....16.

Quarry ruin.

  

Double drum house at top of incline.

 

Looking across the valley.

 

Trip to Llanberis quarries.....14.

Between the levels.

  

NAAFI break.

  

Drum house and fallen telegraph pole.

 

Cwm Penmachno to Rhiw-bach quarry.....8.

Part of the pipeline which carried the hydro power down the valley to power the machinery.

The water came from the dam which will come into view shortly.

   

Two inclines.

  

Looking up at the ruins of a drum house.

  

Walk to Llyn Bowydd and quarry, September 2014......16.

Ruins.

 

Remains of a drum house at the top of the incline.

 

Wooden beam and supports still standing.

  

Climbing up the track to the quarry.

 

Ruins at the entrance to the quarry.

 

The roof has finally collapsed.

 

Llanberis pass, Dinorwig slate quarries...9

Looking down on the Dinorwig power station car park.

View through the gap.

Another incline, never seen so many in one place!

Drum house. These are different to the ones I normally come across, will explain later.

Llanberis pass, Dinorwig slate quarries...8

Opposite side of the valley.

Remains of a telephone pole, top section.

Drum house.

View down the side of the level.

What remains of a slate wagon.

Walk to Bryn Glas slate mine. 3

View from the waste level.

Winding drum building.

Looking up the valley as I make my way to the second mine.