Happy Christmas from Jake quick collection of some favourite photos

Some of my Favourite photos , also Christmas Day walk 

Cwmorthin Slate Quarry

This was Thanks to  http://www.aditnow.co.uk/profile/?uid=6117

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.asp

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

I am eating my sandwiches for Lunch  deep inside the mine I think it was over half a mile under the mountain!

http://www.aditnow.co.uk/documents/Cwmorthin-Slate-Mine/Mine-Map-14.7.pdf

http://www.aditnow.co.uk/documents/Cwmorthin-Slate-Mine/Floor_heights.pdf

http://www.aditnow.co.uk/mines/Cwmorthin-Slate-Mine/?gowhere=%2fmines%2f%3fpid%3d2%26aa%3d25%26ab%3d9%26ac%3dA%26ad%3d100

http://www.mine-explorer.co.uk/mines/Cwmorthin_226/Cwmorthin.asp

http://www.mine-explorer.co.uk/mines/Cwmorthin_226/Cwmorthin_18952.pdf

http://www.mine-explorer.co.uk/mines/Cwmorthin_226/Cwmorthin_347.pdf

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

some of  tramway tracks we saw this is a set of points

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 !