Fox Bank Mill, Penmaenmawr Granite Quarries
Hopper, Fox Bank Mill
| Date | 5 May 2012 | ||
| Location | Penmaenmawr | SH 70408 75639; 53.26186°N, 3.94431°W | |
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The workings at Fox Bank have merged with those of Penmaen East Quarry to form the main extractive area, mothballed since 2008, of Hanson’s granite quarry complex at Penmaenmawr. The crushing plant at Fox Bank Mill is now in ruins.
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Looking across the disused galleries of Graiglwyd Quarries towards Foel Lus (upper left)
Window grill, Transformer House (?)
Ceramic insulators
Transformer House (?)
Ceiling-mounted insulators
Hopper. This was fed from the crushing mill via a conveyor belt and was the loading point for wagons on the quarry’s three-foot gauge rail system.
Abandoned wagon, with the Great Orme in the distance
Wagon detail – coupling hook
Wagon detail – chain
Mighty fine photos, Graham! I really like #1 and #2.
teigl
May 8, 2012 at 10:17 pm
Glad you like them Iain
Graham Stephen
May 10, 2012 at 7:42 pm
Buen blanco y negro, por cierto ¿donde has tenido que subir para tomar la primera foto?
Good white and black, certainly where you have had to rise to take the first photo?
ManoliRizoFotografia
May 9, 2012 at 8:01 am
Desde un punto un poco más alto
Gracias por tu visita y por dejar un comentario. Saludos,
Graham Stephen
May 10, 2012 at 7:43 pm
Seeing the ruins rise above a city makes the first photo very strong. The juxtaposition of old against new, yesterday against today is a thought-provoking contrast. Love it. And I love the window grill. That kind of detail fascinates me. It’s almost an abstract.
Dezra Despain
May 9, 2012 at 12:43 pm
Thanks Dezra. Glad you like it.
Graham Stephen
May 10, 2012 at 7:45 pm
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