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Note from Dad,
This for us was led by someone who was very experienced !
Jake and I are very grateful for the opportunity!
I went inside the gates you have to have a code for these !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GFwTw9m0G0
This is me in one the passages it is not a place to get lost in!
This water Wheel powers some original lamps I got to turn the lights on !
some old rope
These are two old steam engine boilers which powered the air drills
there are lots of things to see !
old drum for pulling the slate trucks
I am at the top of a slope , there are a lot of slopes some are too steep to get down !
people used to work by wrapping the chains round their leg and drilling with a compressed air drill !
some of the old store room items !
you can see water and air pipes in some of the tunnels
old railway tracks and wheels from a truck
old crane
old trucks
this was a slope with tracks on it to move the slate between levals , you can see the old wire rope marks on the stone !
a drum to help keep the rope off the ground
a old bridge
yes I crossed this !
there is a rope and Barry helped me keep safe across this !
the steps I counted over 120 !
Note from Dad,
Cwmorthin, like any disused mine or quarry, is a hazardous environment with numerous dangers including sheer drops, unstable roofs and walls, deep water and loose/slippery surfaces. It is not a show mine and is not suitable for novices or inexperienced persons unless as part of a professionally led group.
http://www.cwmorthin.co.uk/how_to_visit.aspThis for us was led by someone who was very experienced !
Jake and I are very grateful for the opportunity!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GFwTw9m0G0
I am eating my sandwiches for Lunch deep inside the mine I think it was over half a mile under the mountain!
old drum for pulling the slate trucks
some of tramway tracks we saw this is a set of points
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