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Final shots from the Wrysgan mine, our walk is complete. Next stop is Lakeside cafe for beans on toast and a mug of tea.

Back at the bridge.

Close up.

Not a lot of water flowing today.

One of the engines running on the Ffestiniog mountain railway.

About to go over the level crossing.

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The cloud has remained low, it could have been much worse!

A fortune in scrap metal just laying around.

A final view of the small lake.

A few rare moments of sunshine in the valley.

What remains of a slate fence.

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A useful set of steps. Slate is very slippery when wet so care is needed when it rains.

A bend in the track. The miners seemed to take pride in their work environment, it's a shame it is slowly disappearing.

The sun is finally trying to break through.

Many tons of waste in the distance.

Loads of quartz in this rock and probably some traces of Welsh gold too!

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Ruined mine building.

Dam and resevoir, this provided power for the tools in the dressing sheds.

The hydroelectric power station, feeding power to the national grid.

Another ruin.

Time to go back down. Fortunately the cloud base didn't drop too low.

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Our third and final mine entrance.

Mine entrance tunnel.

Sheep use this place as a leasure centre, hence the brown carpet!

Looking into the rear of the mine.

Another mine with a big hole in the roof.

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Entrance/exit. Some beautiful colours in the slate.

A dark corner.

A quick pose using my remote to give some perspective as to the size of this place.

A hole in the roof gives some useful light.

Back outside and looking down on the track to the edge of the level.

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The walls are slowly crumbling.

Inside the dressing sheds, must have been a very noisy environment.

Drilling machine. A fortune in scrap metal around these old mines, just to heavy to carry. LOL

A slippery track up to the next level.

The mine entrance, am about to investigate.

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Approaching the incline.

Some rails from the old tramway are in the foreground.

A lorry engine provided the power.

Winch assembly.

The incline was cut right through the side of the mountain.

Looking out of the incline.

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Looking over the edge of the waste level.

Distant factory down in the valley.

The lone building on the right is probably where the explosive "black powder" was stored.

In the distance, the dressing sheds where the slate was cut to shape.

Looking back along the track, in time this will fall away into the valley below.

The whole building is on the move.

A serious rock fall.

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Cloud base slowly rising.

Thousands of tons of waste slate.

Another set of steps for the slate workers.

Walking along a man made track to check out the view.

Looking down on the lake below.

The workman's van is becoming smaller.