Moving Slate. The final part of the development was to provide a railway that would carry slate from the quarry. In early days, slate would have been carried out on horse back. In
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Read MoreBryn Eglwys quarry was a slate quarry and mine near Abergynolwyn, in Merionethshire (now part of Gwynedd), Wales. More than 300 men worked at the site, making it the principal employer in the area. Two veins of slate, known as the Broad Vein and the Narrow Vein, were worked. The geology continues eastwards towards Corris and Dinas Mawddwy, and westwards towards Tywyn.
Read MoreBryneglwys Slate Quarry, Abergynolwyn Village and the Talyllyn Railway - Underground workings at Bryneglwys Slate Quarry Publication date: Friday, 30 November 2012.
Read MoreIn 1864 the Aberdovey Slate Company (from 1867 the Abergynolwyn Slate Company) reopened the workings with capital raised in Manchester. The quarry changed hands a
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Read MoreBryn Eglwys quarry was a slate quarry and mine near Abergynolwyn, in Merionethshire. At one time more than 300 men worked at the site, making it the principal employer in the
Read MoreBryneglwys Slate Quarry is located on the south-east side of the Dysynni valley, above Abergynolwyn. Surface workings began here in the early nineteenth century but later
Read MoreBryneglwys Slate Quarry, Abergynolwyn Village and the Talyllyn Railway - Talyllyn Railway crossing Dolgoch Viaduct Publication date: Saturday, 19 November 2016. World Heritage Properties. The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales. Description
Read MoreFfestiniog: its Slate Mines and Quarries, ‘city of slates’ and Railway to Porthmadog; Bryneglwys Slate Quarry, Abergynolwyn Village and the Talyllyn Railway; The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales has become the UK’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site, having been granted the accolade today, at the 44th session of the World Heritage
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Read MoreIn 1864 the Aberdovey Slate Company (from 1867 the Abergynolwyn Slate Company) reopened the workings with capital raised in Manchester. The quarry changed hands a number of times after that and was eventually bought in 1910 by Mr Henry Haydn Jones, who was elected MP in 1911 and knighted in 1937.
Read MoreFfestiniog: its Slate Mines and Quarries, “city of slates” and Railway to Porthmadog “Ar y llechen y tyfodd y dref hon; ... Bryneglwys Slate Quarry, Abergynolwyn Village and the Talyllyn Railway . Dinorwig Slate Quarry Mountain Landscape. Penrhyn Slate Quarry and Bethesda, and the Ogwen Valley to Port Penrhyn ...
Read MoreCome and learn more about Bryneglwys Slate Quarry, Abergynolwyn village and the Talyllyn Railway which forms part of the Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales W...
Read MoreBryn Eglwys quarry was a slate quarry and mine near Abergynolwyn, in Merionethshire. At one time more than 300 men worked at the site, making it the principal employer in the area. Two veins of slate, known as the Broad Vein and the Narrow Vein, were worked. The site, which was in operation for just over 100 years, covered almost 5 km2.
Read MoreBryneglwys Slate Quarry is located on the south-east side of the Dysynni valley, above Abergynolwyn. Surface workings began here in the early nineteenth century but later developed, producing...
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Read MoreThe quarry, the village of Abergynolwyn and the Talyllyn Railway were put up for sale and in the following year Mr Henry Haydn Jones, the newly elected MP for Merioneth bought the undertaking for £5,250. He formed a new Company, trading as The Abergynolwyn Slate and Slab Company, to operate the quarry.
Read MoreIn 1911, however, the recently elected Liberal MP for Merionethshire, Mr. Henry Haydn Jones, bought the railway, quarry and Abergynolwyn village, formed the Abergynolwyn Slate Slab Co. Ltd. to operate the quarry, and negotiated new leases with the landowners. There was a brief resurgence in business after the First World War, but
Read MoreThey bought the Bryn Eglwys quarry in 1864, established the Abergynolwyn Slate Company, and formed The Talyllyn Railway Company in 1865 to transport the slate for export. The line to the quarry passed above Abergynolwyn village, it was built from the coast at Tywyn and opened in 1866. It was the first of the slate
Read MoreThe walk began in Abergynolwyn at the Nant Gwernol train station, where steam trains used to transport slate from the nearby Bryn Eglwys Quarry to the rest of the country. The train line was...
Read MoreBryneglwys slate quarry, Abergynolwyn village and the Talyllyn railway ; Aberllefenni slate quarry; Image source, Getty Images. Image caption, The buildings are now derelict - but the slate scars ...
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Read MoreFfestiniog: its Slate Mines and Quarries, ‘city of slates’ and Railway to Porthmadog; Bryneglwys Slate Quarry, Abergynolwyn Village and the Talyllyn Railway; The Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales has become the UK’s newest UNESCO World Heritage Site, having been granted the accolade today, at the 44th session of the World Heritage
Read MoreThe narrow-gauge railways were a crucial part of the industry’s transport system and success, and their designs and engineering were copied worldwide. The Talyllyn Railway, Bryneglwys quarry and Abergynolwyn village provide amazing snapshots of the extraction, processing, transport and community from the heyday of the North Wales slate industry.
Read MoreFfestiniog: its Slate Mines and Quarries, “city of slates” and Railway to Porthmadog “Ar y llechen y tyfodd y dref hon; ... Bryneglwys Slate Quarry, Abergynolwyn Village and the Talyllyn Railway . Dinorwig Slate Quarry Mountain Landscape. Penrhyn Slate Quarry and Bethesda, and the Ogwen Valley to Port Penrhyn ...
Read MoreAbout Rheilffordd Talyllyn Railway. Running continuously since 1865, the Talyllyn Railway was built originally to carry slate from the Bryn Eglwys Quarry outside Abergynolwyn to Tywyn wharf, where the slate was
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Read MoreFacebook: Abergynolwyn Community Heritage Email: abergynolwyncommunityheritage@gmail TheBryneglwysInclineSystem Bryneglwys quarry incline and horse tramway system was a way of transporting slate down from the quarry to the railway and of transporting goods and 'night-soil' between the village and
Read MoreBryneglwys Slate Quarry, Abergynolwyn Village and the Talyllyn Railway . Ffestiniog: its Slate Mines and Quarries, “city of slates” and Railway to Porthmadog. Penrhyn Slate Quarry and Bethesda, and the Ogwen
Read MoreThe Aberdovey Slate Company Limited was formed in 1864 by William McConnell to lease the quarry and open it up on a large scale. McConnell was the owner of a Manchester cotton mill and wished to diversify his interests because of the shortage of raw cotton due to the war in America.
Read MoreThe recently elected local MP, Mr Henry Haydn Jones, sought a buyer but failed. He then bought the undertaking himself, for £5500 in 1911, and formed the Abergynolwyn Slate Slab Co. Ltd. to operate the quarry, and negotiated new leases with the landowners. There was a brief resurgence in business after the First World War, but sales dropped ...
Read MoreThis is true for ordinary services, the major loads being slate going downhill. But on occasion much heavier trains were run, notably for the Towyn Hiring Fair on Easter Monday, when agricultural workers and domestic servants were taken on for the year. The quarry shut down and the entire population of Abergynolwyn descended on Towyn for
Read MoreBryneglwys slate quarry, Abergynolwyn village and the Talyllyn railway Aberllefenni slate quarry Getty Images The buildings are now derelict - but the slate scars remain at Dinorwig,...
Read MoreAbergynolwyn is a nineteenth-century village in the Dysynni valley in Merioneth, which was built by the Abergynolwyn Slate Company to house quarrymen working at Bryn Eglwys slate quarry (NPRN 40589) which opened in 1844, and stands close to the narrow-gauge Talyllyn Railway (NPRN 34946), which served both the quarry and the village.
Read MoreThey bought the Bryn Eglwys quarry in 1864, established the Abergynolwyn Slate Company, and formed The Talyllyn Railway Company in 1865 to transport the slate for export. The line to the quarry passed above Abergynolwyn village, it was built from the coast at Tywyn and opened in 1866. It was the first of the slate
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