Cwmorthin Quarry (4) – ‘Smoke Flue’ Adit
Smoke Flue Adit
| Date | 23 February 2013 | ||
| Location | Cwmorthin, Blaenau Ffesintiog | SH 68041 46143; 52.99629°N, 3.96763°W | |
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The arched ‘Smoke Flue’ adit (Floor 2 South), lined with slate blocks, served as a duct to convey the smoke away from the underground steam engine that powered machinery inside the mine.
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Fire…
…and Ice
Chimney at the adit portal
Adit portal
Great shots, Graham…it should now be renamed the “Spark Flue Adit”.
teigl
March 2, 2013 at 11:43 am
Thanks, Iain. Watch this space for some more icicles coming soon…
Graham Stephen
March 4, 2013 at 6:32 pm
Another tough decision this time…but I think there’s a tie between the top photo and #4. There’s that guy again (the sometimes sparkly and sometimes unsparkly guy, sometimes looking for his hat, sometimes not)…and I love the bits of green in #4.
Carol Welsh
March 2, 2013 at 3:52 pm
Thanks, CW. Yeah, that fella seems to get in the way sometimes.
Graham Stephen
March 4, 2013 at 6:33 pm
what a cracker
Scott Marshall
April 21, 2013 at 8:47 pm
Glad you like it!
Graham Stephen
April 22, 2013 at 6:04 pm