blaenau festiniog

1. The History Also known as Lord quarry (the land was owned by Lord Newborough, Glynllyfon), Fotty was a major slate quarry just to the North-East of Blaenau Ffestiniog, North Wales in the valley of Cenunant y Diphwys. Initially, it didn’t have any direct rail access, with the slate being...

First post on here. I know this has been done a few times and this isn't my first visit here, but it was a cold foggy day I was bored and wanted get a bit of content up and this is local to me. Maenofferen state mine is now a derelict site. The quarry was opened a short time after 1800 and was...

1968 Closure In a field beside the road near some killer sheep. The hatch is detatched but has been welded at some point. The ladder is intact but the post is seriously flooded, almost to the top of the observation room.