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
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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.
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Thanks Iain!
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These are beautiful; I really love the close-ups.
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Thanks Jennifer!
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Beautiful shapes and shadows. So many lovely textures. Gorgeous photos.
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