porth wen

A stunningly located Victorian Brickworks on the coast of Anglesey Wales. Built to produce Fire Bricks of Quartzite which was found in quantity in the area and mined nearby. The quarries were linked to the mine and this included a crushing house, moulding shed, drying sheds, chimneys and kilns...

History: Porth Wen Brickworks first built by Charles E Tidy, is now a disused Victorian brickworks which produced fire bricks, made from quartzite (silica) used to line steel-making furnaces. The substantial remains include a number of buildings and the remains of some of the machinery, but has...

We haven't managed to get any exploring done for a few weeks so for 2022 we decided to get back on it with a trip to North Wales. This place has been covered loads on here but it's one we've always wanted to see and was our first visit of the day. History - Porth Wen brickworks was built in the...

1. The History Porth Wen Brickworks is located on the western side of Porth Wen (meaning White Bay), in the North of Anglesey, North Wales. Dating back from Victorian times, it produced fire or silica bricks, made from quartzite whose main use was to line steel-making furnaces. The works...

It was opened at the turn of the last century to make refractory bricks for use in the steel industry. The bricks were exported by sea from the works' own harbour. The whole operation closed down at the start of the first world war and most of it has slowly rusted away ever since.

This is my first report from my Angelsey and Dinorwig wanders, I wont be posting in chronological order tho as this was the last thing we did on the first day, Suspect atleast another two reports and maybe a third if im ready for my Dinorwig, 'Super Report' (I will have photos from early as 2017...

Know this one has been covered a few times but thought would add some more. Very easy site to get to about 0.5km from the road through a couple of gates. bit of history thanks to wiki.... Porth Wen Brickworks is a now disused Victorian brickworks which produced fire bricks, made from quartzite...

First report, sorry for any mistakes. Porth Wen Brickworks is a magnificent industrial archeology location on the coast of Anglesey. In use between 1850 and 1914. Bricks made here were used in the construction of Liverpool Docks and were exported by sea from the works from its very own harbour...

History: Porth Wen Brickworks is a now disused Victorian brickworks which produced fire bricks, made from quartzite (silica) used to line steel-making furnaces. The substantial remains include a number of buildings and the remains of some of the machinery, but has some damage from sea erosion...

[360°] This is a bit of an experiment as I haven't seen any either from a lack of or I have missed them all. I also have no idea if they will embed properly or anything, I just wanted to try it. So here it is my second forum post and first 360 post. Hopfully anyone looking can get a better...

I found this little gem whilst scouring the net looking for decent places to camp over the bank holiday weekend. Would have liked to have got some shots during the day but the weather took a turn for the worst to say the least! History (nicked from...

Date of visit 04/08/13Hi Guys, This is my first ever report.. so please comment away :) Porth Wen Brickworks is located between Amlwch & Cemaes on the north coast of Anglesey, also known as Copper Kingdom, having some of the largest copper deposits in the world. The brickworks were...

Visited With DemonHunter History It is thought that the making of bricks started in the early part of the 20th century. The type of brick produced was based on the local yellow clay rather than the usual red house brick. They were capable of withstanding a higher temperature that normal...

Visted with Humpa, such a nice place well worth a visit if your in the area. History taken from Porthwen The pictures..... pfffffttttt not much of a model ;)

After being inspired by other peoples photos and also being in the area i used the opportunity to visit these long abandoned industries. If you get to visit this place don't forget your crab lines, the harbour wall is perfect for it. :thumb History courtesy of Porthwen Incline...

Remains of an old brickworks on the coast of Anglesey visited last weekend. It was operated from 1850 to 1914, and there are three beehive kilns remaining. The clay was brought from the hilltop by aerial tramway, from a nearby quarry, and the finished bricks left by boat.