Fronllwydd Incline, Penrhyn Quarry
Incline cable
| Date | 4 March 2012 | ||
| Location | Penrhyn Quarry, Bethesda | SH 62628 65090; 53.16514°N, 4.05633°W | |
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This was one of the gravity-powered inclines — in which the weight of descending wagons laden with slate was used to haul empty ones back up the slope — in the old workings in Penrhyn Quarry.
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Archway under the incline
Looking out from the archway
Wire rope
Ruined winding house
Ruins next to the winding house
Inside the ruins
Great set of photos. Love the opening shot with it’s differential focus…but the solitary winding house is superb…like a scene from a dream.
Iain Robinson
March 8, 2012 at 9:00 pm
Thanks Iain!
Graham Stephen
March 11, 2012 at 8:08 pm
These are beautiful; I really love the close-ups.
Jennifer Triplett
March 15, 2012 at 3:05 am
Thanks Jennifer!
Graham Stephen
March 15, 2012 at 8:45 am
Beautiful shapes and shadows. So many lovely textures. Gorgeous photos.
Louise
March 23, 2012 at 12:36 pm